Single judge of Patna High Court dismissed bail appeal of appellant accused under IPC and SC/ST Act. Court directed trial conclusion within six months, allowing bail renewal if not finalized.
Bail prayer stood rejected; appeal dismissed; trial to conclude within six months with bail renewal option.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1578 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2021 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur
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PALLI @ JUGAL RAY @ JAI KISHORE RAY @ Jay Kishor Ray @ Yugal Rai, Son of Late Kapildev Ray R/V- Kharika PS- Minapur Dist- Muzaffarpur.
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Y.C. Verma, Sr. Adv. : Mrs.Priyanka Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr.Binay Krishna, Spl. PP For the Informant : Mr.Kalyan Shankar, Adv. : Mrs.Smita Kumari, Adv. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER
11 02-08-2023
Heard the parties.
the order dated 15.02.2023 passed in Minapur P.S. Case No.270/2021 by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-I cum Special Court, SC/ST (POA) Act, Muzaffarpur whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 270/2021 registered under Sections 342, 302, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(r)(s)/2(v) (va) of SC & ST (POA) Act was rejected.
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informant has been brutally assaulted by the FIR named accused persons including the appellant as a result of which informant’s brother-in-law succumbed to the injuries.
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Learned counsel for the informant referred para 3 of the case diary by submitting that the statement of the deceased was recorded in para-3 of the case diary, in which he has specifically taken the name of the accused persons including the appellant and alleged that all the accused persons have assaulted him by means of rod and postmortem report has also supported this fact. He further submits that the prayer of bail of the present appellant has already been rejected on merit vide order dated 14.07.2022 passed in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No.35/2022.
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day to day basis. If the trial is not concluded within six months from the date of receipt / production of copy of this order to the court concerned, prayer for bail may be renewed.
(Alok Kumar Pandey, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the appellant in a case involving assault under IPC and SC/ST (POA) Act given previous rejection of bail.
Whether the trial court directed to conclude the trial within six months allows for renewal of bail prayer.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Palli @ Jugal Ray @ Jai Kishore Ray @ Jay Kishor Ray @ Yugal Rai
The State of Bihar
Jitendra Kumar
Alok Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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