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Kari Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Nov 2022CR. APP (SJ)/419/2022

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What is this about?

In Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.419 of 2022, the Patna High Court set aside an order denying anticipatory bail, allowing Appellants 2 and 3 to withdraw, and granted anticipatory bail to appellant nos. 2 and 3.

What did the court decide?

Permission accorded to withdraw appeal by appellants 2 and 3. Anticipatory bail granted to appellant 1 on surrender within six weeks by furnishing bond and sureties.

Kari Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Caste Atrocities | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.419 of 2022

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-363 Year-2021 Thana- SIRDALA District- Nawada

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KARI DEVI W/O- CHANDO YADAV R/O VILLAGE- MANDAL, P.S.SIRDALLA, DISTRICT- NAWADA

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AKHILESH KUMAR @ AKHLESH YADAV SON OF CHANDO YADAV R/O VILLAGE- MANDAL, P.S.- SIRDALLA, DISTRICT- NAWADA

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KAMLESH KUMAR @ KAMLESH YADAV SON OF CHANDO YADAV R/O VILLAGE- MANDAL, P.S.- SIRDALLA, DISTRICT- NAWADA

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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ASHISH KUMAR MISHRA (S.H.O.) S/O- LATE SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA R/O- VILLAGE- CHAUTRBA, P.S.- BAGHA, DISTRICTWEST CHAMPARAN AT PRESENT S.H.O. SIRDALLA, P.S.SIRDALLA, DISTRICT- NAWADA

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 23-11-2022

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Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Spl.P.P. for the State.

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Learned counsel for the appellants seeks permission to withdraw the present appeal with respect to appellant nos. 2 and 3 as they were arrested during pendency of the appeal.

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Permission is accorded.

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This is an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.419 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 2/4

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Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “SC/ST Act”) against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide order dated 18.12.2021 in ABP No. 1387 of 2021 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Court SC/ST (POA) Act, Nawada in connection with Sirdalla P.S. Case No. 363 of 2021 registered under Sections 341, 353, 323, 307, 337, 332, 427, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act).

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Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and the informant alleges that she along with police force and S.I. Sushil Kumar apprehended Chando Yadav, further the family members of the Chando Yadav i.e., the appellant along with other female accused created obstruction in discharge of official duty and addressed Sushil by his caste name.

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Learned counsel for the appellant submits that from bare perusal of allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that prima-facie no offence under the SC/ST Act is made out, it is next submitted that the FIR even does

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.419 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 3/4

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not disclose that as to who addressed Sushil by his caste name, as such the allegation of abuse or addressing Sushil by his caste is general and omnibus in nature, it is also submitted that if what has been alleged then definitely the accused would have fled, but then the accused who was apprehended was taken into custody and was brought to the police station, it is next submitted that it absolutely does not stand to reason that if what is alleged is true then the same occurred in presence of the police force and officials but still no one was arrested, this further creates doubt with regard to the veracity of allegation, as alleged in the FIR.

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Learned Spl.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellant, the order dated 18.12.2021 in ABP No. 1387 of 2021 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Court SC/ST (POA) Act, Nawada in connection with Sirdalla P.S. Case No. 363 of 2021 is hereby set aside and the appellant no.1, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.419 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 4/4

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bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sirdalla P.S. Case No. 363 of 2021 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Shivam/-

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