Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.208 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2023 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Singh SON OF JALO SINGH @ JALESHWAR SINGH Resident of village- Berhna Tola Rampur, Police Station -Barh, District- Patna ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

SHIVBALAK PASWAN SON OF JAGDEV PASWAN Resident of villageBadhana Bhawanpur, Police Station -Barh, District- Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant :

Mr. Parth Gaurav, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl.PP For Respondent No. 2 :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Atul Dayal, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-11-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellant, learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant/Respondent No. 2.

2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 18.12.2023 passed in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.208 of 2024(6) dt.11-11-2025 2/2 appellant abused informant by caste name and assaulted him.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant that appellant is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case with ulterior motive. Appellant claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant/Respondent No. 2 have vehemently opposed this appeal and submitted that appellant is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he abused informant by caste name and assaulted him. The injury report supports the prosecution case.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and materials that have surfaced during course of investigation, appellant's prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail is rejected and this appeal stands dismissed.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T