Ranjeet Ram @ Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.4647 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Ranjeet Ram @ Ranjeet Kumar S/o. Ram Swaroop Ram @ Ram Swarup Ram, R/v. Daulatpur, P.S. Kaduna (Jehanabad), District- Jehanabad ... ... Appellant/s

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The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Binay Krishna, SPP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 21-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the refusal of prayer for bail vide order dated 30.10.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Jehanabad, in Jehanabad Mahila Police Station Case No.21 of 2018, registered under Sections 354B/341/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 8 of the POCSO Act and Section 3(i)(w) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Allegation is against three FIR named accused persons including the appellant of sexual harassment to the

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4647 of 2018 dt.21-12-2018 2/2 informant, a girl aged about 14 years.

Submission is that the appellant has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 27.09.2018. The allegation is general and omnibus. Investigation of the case is already complete and there is no allegation of tampering with the evidence. Moreover, co-accused Amrit Raj has already been allowed bail by this Court vide Annexure-2.

Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, let the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court-below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, with condition that the appellant shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellant.

Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and appeal is allowed.

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