Mukesh Jha @ Mukesh Kumar Jha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejection upheld; appeal dismissed. Patna High Court, CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2999 of 2024, decided 03-09-2024 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Appellants: Mukesh Jha @ Mukesh Kumar Jha and Binay Jha @ Binay Kumar Jha; respondents: State of Bihar and Kaushalaya Devi. Impugned order dated 05.06.2024 refusing anticipatory bail in PS Case No. 65/2024, Thana Basopatti, District Madhubani. Offences: IPC sections 341, 323, 324, 308, 354(A), 504, 506, 34; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act sections 3(i)(r), 3(2)(v)(a). Allegation: preventing informant from entering temple and abusing informant by caste name. Counsel: Subhash Kumar Jha (appellants); Usha Kumari, Spl. PP (respondents); Minakshi Kumari, Munna Raj, Munish Kumar (informant).
What did the court decide?
The Court found no reason to interfere with the impugned order rejecting anticipatory bail and accordingly dismissed the appeal.