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Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC1 Dec 2020CR. APP (SJ)/1886/2020

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The High Court allowed the appellant's appeal against the rejection of bail. Relying on a coordinate bench's order granting bail to a co-accused in similar circumstances, the court set aside the impugned order and directed the release of the appellant on bail.

What did the court decide?

The impugned order dated 19.08.2020 set aside and the appellant released on bail on furnishing a surety bond.

Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Paswan Vs The State of Bihar — Caste Atrocities | Patna HC (2020)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1886 of 2020

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2019 Thana- PATAHI District- East Champaran

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RANJIT KUMAR @ RANJIT PASWAN Son of Bishwanath Paswan R/o Village- Patahi, P.S.- Patahi, District- East Champaran, Motihari

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Binay Krishna Mallik, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER

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2 01-12-2020

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Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the

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State.

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The appellant is aggrieved by the order dated 19.08.2020 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cumSpecial Judge, SC/ST Act, East Champaran, Motihari in Patahi P.S. Case No. 273 of 2019 registered for the offences under Sections 363, 366, 302, 120(B), 201, 379/34 IPC and Sections 3(i) (r) 3(2)(v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby prayer for grant of regular on behalf of the appellant has been rejected.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant would submit that in a case similarly circumstanced co-accused Gajendra Mandal and Abhimanyu Mandal case diary was called for and on perusal of the case diary, a Co-ordinate Bench has

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1886 of 2020(2) dt.01-12-2020 2/2

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allowed the appeal and released the appellant on bail vide order dated 4.6.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 79250 of 2019.

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Considering the discussions made in the order dated 4.6.2020 in Cr. Misc. No. 79250 of 2019, the impugned order dated 19.08.2020 is set aside and the appeal is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge SC/ST Act, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Patahi P.S. Case No. 273 of 2019.

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(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J)

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spandey/-

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Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Paswan v. The State of Bihar

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