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Sanjay Yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC1 Dec 2025CR. APP (SJ)/1756/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Anticipatory bail; appeal under Section 14-A(2) SC/ST Act 1989; refusal reversed; SC/ST Dehri P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025; BNS Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 352, 351(2), 3(5); SC/ST Act Sections 3(1)(r)(s)(w)/3(2)(va); occurrence at informant's house, not in public view; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; bail bond Rs. 5,000/- with two sureties; Special Judge Sasaram, Rohtas; Patna High Court; Satyavrat Verma, J; order dated 01-12-2025.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted to all four appellants on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, upon arrest or surrender within six weeks; impugned order set aside. ¶31

Sanjay Yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the appellants are entitled to anticipatory bail in connection with SC/ST Dehri P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025, notwithstanding the refusal of the prayer for anticipatory bail by the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-17-cum-Special Judge, Sasaram.

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Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted to all four appellants: in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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Ratio / Principle

The learned Spl. P.P. for the State and the learned counsel for the informant, while opposing the bail prayer, were not in a position to rebut the submission that the entire occurrence took place at the house of the informant and thus was not in public view.

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Key takeaways

The impugned order refusing anticipatory bail is set aside.ratio¶30
The appeal stands allowed.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Satyavrat Verma, J), Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 1756 of 2025, oral order dated 01-12-2025: Appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 by four appellants (Sanjay Yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Chandan Kumar @ Vinay Kumar @ Vinay Yadav, Hari Yadav @ Vijay Kumar and Rukmina Devi) against refusal of anticipatory bail by the District and Additional Sessions Judge-17-cum-Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Sasaram (order dated 7-4-2025) in SC/ST Dehri P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS and Sections 3(1)(r)(s)(w)/3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act. Counsel for the State and the informant could not rebut the submission that the entire occurrence took place at the house of the informant and was not in public view. Considering this, the Court directed that on arrest or surrender within six weeks the appellants be released on anticipatory bail on bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS; the impugned order was set aside and the appeal allowed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1756 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2025 Thana- SC/ST District- Rohtas

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Sanjay Yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Yadav S/O Ramnaresh Yadav @ Ramnaresh Singh Resident of Village- Pali ward No. 14 Police Station- Dehri Town, Dist.- Rohtas

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Chandan Kumar @ Vinay Kumar @ Vinay Yadav son of Ramnaresh Yadav @ Ramnaresh Singh Resident of Village- Pali ward No. 14 Police StationDehri Town, Dist.- Rohtas

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Hari Yadav @ Vijay Kumar son of Ram Naresh Singh Yadav @Ramnaresh Yadav @Ramnaresh Singh Resident of Village- Pali ward No. 14 Police Station- Dehri Town, Dist.- Rohtas

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Rukmina Devi wife of Lakshman Yadav Resident of Village- Pali ward No. 14 Police Station- Dehri Town, Dist.- Rohtas

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Saraswati Devi Wife of Sri Ratan Resident of Village/Muhalla- Pali along the Sone River, Ward no.13, Post Office-Dalmiyanagar, Police Station -Dehari, District-Rohtas (Sasaram) Mobile no. 8789545038, PIN code821305

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Saroj Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr.Binay Krishna, Spl PP Ms. Kiran Kumari Sharma, Adv ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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4 01-12-2025

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1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants; learned

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Spl. P.P. for the State, Sri Binay Krishna and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

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2. This is an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “SC/ST Act”) against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1756 of 2025(4) dt.01-12-2025 2/4

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order dated 7-4-2025 passed by the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-17-cum-Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with SC/ST Dehri P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS as well as Sections 3(1)(r)(s)(w)/3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act.

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3. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appellant nos. 1 and 2 have antecedent of one case and appellant No. 3 has antecedent of two cases and appellant No. 4 is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 9-3-2025 at 9 am, all the accused persons came to her house with malicious intention and started abusing her by taking caste name, on objection Sanjay Yadav twisted her arm and pulled her hair, further Vinay restrained her daughter and started making obscene gesture with an intent to dishonour her, thereafter two unknown accused assaulted her son, Arun, by fist.

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4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that appellants have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the entire allegation took place at the house of the informant. It is also

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1756 of 2025(4) dt.01-12-2025 3/4

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submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the FIR does not even remotely suggest that the occurrence was witnessed by any independent witnesses or neighbours. It is submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting then the occurrence did not take place in public view and the informant has not alleged any motive for the occurrence.

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5. Learned Spl. P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants, but then are not in a position to rebut the submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants that the entire occurrence took place at the house of the informant and thus was not in public view.

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6. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the appellants above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with the aforesaid case, subject to the conditions as laid down under

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1756 of 2025(4) dt.01-12-2025 4/4

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Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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7. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and

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the appeal stands allowed.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Sumit/-