Satish Singh @ Chattish Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4867 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2019 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== SATISH SINGH @ CHATTISH SINGH Son of Late Chandramani Prasad Singh @ Late Chandramani Singh Resident of Village- Bedauli, P.S- Bihta, District- Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Ms. Kumari Jyoti, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan, SPP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-02-2020 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 06.09.2019 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge XX-cum-Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act), Patna, in connection with Special Case No.164 of 2019, arising out of Bihta Police Station Case No.366 of 2019, registered under Sections 302/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Submission is that the informant is not an eyewitness of the occurrence and except suspicion there is no

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4867 of 2019(4) dt.03-02-2020 2/2 other material against the appellant, which would be evident from the available case-diary. The appellant is in custody since 12.04.2019. Investigation of the case is already complete. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 following conditions:

(a) Both the bailors shall be the resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned Court-below.

(b) The appellant shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellant. (c) The appellant shall not leave the country without permission of the trial Court.

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

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T