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Avinash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC27 Mar 2015CR. APP (DB)/220/2015

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What is this about?

Full Bench held N.I.A. Act provisions inapplicable where investigation not undertaken by N.I.A. Appeals under Section 21(4) treated as bail applications under Section 439 Cr.P.C. Orders conversion of records, waiver of fees, and non-admission of defects.

What did the court decide?

Registry directed to return files for conversion to bail applications, number them, and adopt same approach for pending matters without fee or defect points.

Avinash Kumar Vs The State Of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE Criminal Appeal (DB) No.96 of 2015	AT PATNA
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -108 Year- 2013 Thana -KUNDWACHA EASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI)	INPUR District-
========================================= ARUN KUMAR THAKUR @ ARUN THAKUR .... Versus The State of Bihar .... =========================================	============ .... Appellant/s .... Respondent/s =============
with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.97 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -108 Year- 2013 Thana -KUNDWACHA EASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ==========================================	INPUR District- ============
Nanhak Paswan @ Hari Paswan .... Versus The State of Bihar .... =========================================	.... Appellant/s .... Respondent/s ============
with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.168 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -401 Year- 2014 Thana -MOTIPUR District ==========================================	- MUZAFFARPUR ============
Ved Prakash .... Versus The State of Bihar ....	.... Appellant/s .... Respondent/s
========================================= with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.173 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2013 Thana -KASIMBAZ ==========================================	============ AR District- - ============
Md. Azad ....	.... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ....	.... Respondent/s
========================================= with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.199 of 2015	=============
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -175 Year- 2014 Thana -SAHEBGANJ Distri =========================================	ct- MUZAFFARPUR ============
SAHID BHARTI & ANR .... Versus The State of Bihar	.... Appellant/s

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Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.96 of 2015 (8) dt.27-03-2015

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.... .... Respondent/s

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======================================================
with
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.202 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -90 Year- 2013 Thana -DEORIYA District- MUZAFFARPUR
======================================================
RAM PRAVESH BAITHA @ SATISJI @ SATISH @ RAKESH
.... .... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
.... .... Respondent/s
======================================================
with
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.207 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -115 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKAI District- JAMUI
======================================================
Ganesh Das.
.... .... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
.... .... Respondent/s
======================================================
with
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.212 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -109 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKAI District- JAMUI
======================================================
Majid Mian
.... .... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
.... .... Respondent/s
======================================================
with
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.215 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -113 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKAI District- JAMUI
======================================================
Mantu Yadav @ Manoj Yadav & Anr.
.... .... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
.... .... Respondent/s
======================================================
with
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.220 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -7 Year- 2015 Thana -MOTIPUR District- MUZAFFARPUR
======================================================
Avinash Kumar
.... .... Appellant/s
Versus

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The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.223 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -113 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKAI District- JAMUI ====================================================== Surendra Yadav .... .... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== with Criminal Appeal (DB) No.224 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -113 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKAI District- JAMUI ====================================================== DHATTU @ GUTTU @ RAJESH TUDU @ DHADKU @ GETHIA & ANR. .... .... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 8 27-03-2015 These appeals are preferred under Section21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act (in short N.I.A. Act), feeling aggrieved by the denial of bail. A Full Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal No.149 of 2015 and batch, took the view that unless the investigation into the case is undertaken by the N.I.A. or the N.I.A. has transferred investigation to the State Investigating Agency, the provisions of the N.I.A. Act would not apply. Therefore, the only remedy is to file an application for

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bail before this Court under Section-439 of Cr.P.C.

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Therefore, the registry is directed to return the files for altering the provision of law and then to number it as an application for bail and place before the concerned Court without further loss of time. The registry shall not levy any fee, whatever, in this behalf, nor shall it point out any other defect. It is also directed that in such pending matters also, the same approach shall be adopted.

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(L. Narasimha Reddy,CJ)

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(Gopal Prasad, J)

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K.C.jha/-

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Avinash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

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