Appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail allowed. Impugned order set aside for appellant only due to general accusation and clean antecedents. Bail granted conditionally.
Impugned order dated 04.04.2024 setting aside anticipatory bail rejected; appellant enlarged on bail on furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1968 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-709 Year-2023 Thana- KRITYANAND NAGAR District-
Purnia
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SANJEEV MEHTA @ SANJEEV KUMAR SON OF MAHESHWARI PRASAD MEHTA @ CHANDRA KISHORE MEHTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KAMAKHYA STHAN (BK), MAJRA BHAWANIPUR PS- K. NAGAR, (MARANGA) DIST- PURNIA
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl.PP For Respondent No. 2 : N o n e ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 13-11-2025
Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellant and
learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1968 of 2024(4) dt.13-11-2025 2/3
anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected.
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1968 of 2024(4) dt.13-11-2025 3/3
counter-case and clean antecedents of the appellant, this appeal is allowed and the impugned order dated 04.04.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Purnia in connection with A.B.P. No. 13 of 2024 arising out of K. Nagar (Maranga) P.S. Case No. 709 of 2023 is hereby set aside with respect to this appellant only.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the order rejecting anticipatory bail against the appellant should be set aside in view of the accidental nature of accusation and clean antecedents.
Whether sufficient material exists to suggest the offence was committed solely on the ground of the victim belonging to SC/ST community.
Whether to enlarge the appellant on bail conditionally after setting aside the anticipatory bail rejection order.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sanjeev Mehta @ Sanjeev Kumar
The State of Bihar
Nirmala Devi
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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