Single judge allowed anticipatory bail to two petitioners apprehending arrest in a caste-atrocity case, releasing them after surrender within 12 weeks.
Anticipatory bail granted to Sunil Pandit and Anish Pandit upon surrender within 12 weeks with bond of Rs. 10,000 and two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45543 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sujeet Pandit S/O Sri Haldhar Pandit R/O Village - Koyaribigha, P.S. Barbigha, District - Sheikhpura 2. Sunil Pandit S/O Sri Haldhar Pandit R/O Village - Koyaribigha, P.S. Barbigha, District - Sheikhpura 3. Anish Pandit S/O Sri Haldhar Pandit R/O Village - Koyaribigha, P.S. Barbigha, District - Sheikhpura .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-01-2013 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner No. 1 namely Sujeet Pandit has been arrested, hence his application has become infructuous. Accordingly the same is disposed off.
Petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323/34 of the I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(X) of the S.C. & S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Accusations are of making assault and abusing by calling caste name.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that injury has been found to be simple when the case lodged by the petitioners’ side is at earlier point of time and a supplementary affidavit has been filed to the effect that informant has retracted from the initial version and has filed a
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petition to that effect before learned Court below.
Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 namely Sunil Pandit and Anish Pandit, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Barbigha P.S. Case No. 137 of 2012.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)
Shageer/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners facing arrest in a caste-atrocity and assault case.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sujeet Pandit
Sunil Pandit
Anish Pandit
The State Of Bihar
Dinesh Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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