Ramvaran Mahto v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail appeal dismissed; no error found in lower-court rejection order. Allegations: abuse by caste name, assault on informant and family members, molesting female members, snatching of ornaments. Statutes: IPC ss.341, 323, 325, 307, 354, 379, 504, 506, 34; Arms Act s.27; SC/ST (POA) Act ss.3(1)(r)(s). Trail: Khusrupur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2023 -> Special Case No. 253 of 2023, Exclusive Special Court SC/ST (POA) Act, Patna (rejection order 01.12.2023) -> Patna High Court CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.278 of 2024, decided 24-07-2024 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Appellants: Ramvaran Mahto, Sunny Mahto @ Sunny Kumar, Monu Kumar, Abhishek Kumar; Respondents: State of Bihar and Sanjay Paswan (informant-side).
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of the allegations, the Court finds no error in the impugned order dated 01.12.2023 rejecting the appellants' prayer for anticipatory bail.