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Bhagirath Patel and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC4 Aug 2016CR. MISC./27561/2016

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This petition sought bail in a criminal case involving alleged offences under the IPC and the SCSAT Act. The Court held that the SCSAT charge was brought only to exacerbate the gravity, injuries were simple, and no case was made out under the Act. Consequently, the petitioners were enlarged on bail subject to specified conditions.

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Petitioners enlarged on bail upon deposit of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties within four weeks, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Bhagirath Patel and Ors. Vs The State Of Bihar — Caste Atrocities | Patna HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27561 of 2016

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -152 Year- 2015 Thana -AADAPUR DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== 1. Bhagirath Patel, S/o Late Ram Chandra Patel 2. Ranjay Patel, S/o Bhagirath Patel 3. Ranjit Patel, S/o Late Bihari Patel 4. Bhola Patel, S/o Ram Prasad Patel 5. Ram Prasad Patel @ Ram Prasad Raut S/o Late Jagarnath Patel 6. Birendra Patel S/o Ram Prasad Patel. All R/o village- Nayak Tola P.S.- Harpur, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nityanand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Shankar Das ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

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2 04-08-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147/148/149/323/504/506/379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section (3)(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners ssubmits that the allegation under Section (3)(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been brought in only to make the charge graver as against these

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27561 of 2016 (2) dt.04-08-2016 P2/2

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petitioners. It is further submitted that earlier also a case of similar nature has been instituted against him by the same parties. He further submits that admittedly the occurrence took place in the private field of the informant and not at a public place. He further submits that the injuries purported to have been inflicted have been found to be simple in nature whereas Bhagirat Patel who is said to have assaulted Bullet Kumar (the brother of the informant), has received one injury which is said to be grievous in nature.

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However, considering the history of litigation between the parties and also the fact that injuries purported to have been inflicted have been found to be simple in nature and no case is made out under Section (3)(i)(x) of the S.C.S.T. Act, let the petitioners, in the event of their arrest / surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Adapur (Harpur) P.S. Case No. 152/2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.

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(Anjana Mishra, J)

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