Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5284 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2019 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

MANJU DEVI W/o Kiran Das 2.

Shanti Devi W/o Kishori Raut 3.

Kishori Raut S/o Late Pahari Raut All Resident of Village and P.O.- Radhaur, P.S.- Sursand, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Alok Ranjan, Adv For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Sections 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against refusal of the prayer for anticipatory bail by order dated 03.09.2019 in A.B.P. No.1654 of 2019 and 161 of 2019 passed by the learned A.D.J. 1st -cumSpecial Judge SC/ST, Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P.S.Case No. 246 of 2019 registered under Sections 341,323,354,504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act. Learned counsel for the appellants seeks permission to withdraw the appeal of appellant No.3-

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.5284 of 2019(3) dt.20-02-2020 2/3 Kishori Raut to facilitate him to surrender and pray for regular bail.

Prayer is allowed.

Other two appellants, namely, Manju Devi and Shanti Devi are female, and the allegations of offences of the Indian Penal Code are bailable. They are carrying general and omnibus allegation.

Hence, let the appellant Nos.1 and 2, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000 (Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and further the appellant Nos. 1 and 2 shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case and also the appellant Nos.1 and 2 shall not leave the country without permission of the learned Trial Court, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.5284 of 2019(3) dt.20-02-2020 3/3 the appellant Nos.1 and 2.

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

(Birendra Kumar, J) Nitesh/- U T