Maheshwar Rai @ Mahesh Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.696 of 2024, decided 23-07-2024 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh. Appellants Maheshwar Rai @ Mahesh Rai, Ajay Rai and Gagun Rai @ Bittu Kumar versus The State of Bihar and Guriya Devi. Appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail (A.B.P. No. 2688 of 2023) in Jandaha P.S. Case No. 97 of 2020, Vaishali, involving Sections 341, 323, 354, 379, 504/34 IPC and Section 3(1)(r)(s) SC/ST Act over alleged buffalo-grazing, maar-peet and caste abuse dated 20.06.2020. Appeal allowed; order dated 23.12.2023 of the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Vaishali at Hajipur set aside; bail granted on Rs. 10,000/- bonds with two sureties each upon arrest/surrender within six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Appellants granted anticipatory bail: to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks, on bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Vaishali at Hajipur; impugned order dated 23.12.2023 set aside.