Umakant Dubey v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2070 of 2021; decided 20-02-2025 by Justice Sandeep Kumar (oral order). Appellants: Umakant Dubey, Vijayknat Dubey (counsel Bimlesh Kumar Pandey). Respondents: State of Bihar; Ravindra Kumar (informant/O.P. No. 02; counsel Sadanand Roy, Vijay Kumar Singh No. 01). Subject: rejection of discharge-stage petition under Section 227 Cr.P.C. in SC/ST Special Judge trial S. Tr. No. 151 of 2014, Bagaha P.S. Case No. 236 of 2009, West Champaran (offences alleged: assault, caste-name abuse, snatching of Rs. 5000/-). Disposition: appeal ALLOWED on ground of settlement between parties; impugned order dated 12.02.2020 QUASHED. Keywords: Section 227 Cr.P.C., discharge, quashing, compromise/settlement, SC/ST Special Judge, Bettiah, Bagaha.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed and the impugned order dated 12.02.2020 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-1st-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST, Bettiah, West Champaran, in S. Tr. No. 151 of 2014 arising out of Bagaha P.S. Case No. 236 of 2009 quashed, in view of the settlement between the parties.