Ravi Singh @ Ravi Ranjan Singh And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.2015 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -59 Year- 2018 Thana -NARDIGANJ District- NAWADA ===========================================================

1. Ravi Singh @ Ravi Ranjan Singh, Son of Raju Singh

2. Raju Singh, Son of Ravi Singh, Both are resident of Village Khoshla, P.S. Nardiganj District - Nawada.

.... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr.

For the Respondent/s : Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 05-09-2018 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 (hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act") against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide order dated 17.04.2018 in A.B.P. No. 447 of 2018 passed by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Nawada in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 59 of 2018 registered under Sections 341, 323, 379, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Sections 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST Act.

Allegation against the appellants is of commission of theft of Dupatta of the daughter of the informant when she was cutting grass in the field side and for that reason further allegation is of commission of abuse and assault.

Submission is that the matter appears of previous affairs between the two. Appellants have got no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2015 of 2018 dt.05-09-2018 2/2 The appellants shall file affidavit at the time of furnishing bail bond that they would not indulge in such act in future. Learned Special Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the nature of allegation and nature of material, let the appellants, 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 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) each 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, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as condition that the appellants 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 appellants as well as condition that both the bailors shall be resident of within the territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below.

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

(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- AFR/NAFR N.A.

CAV DATE N.A.

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