Om Prakash Choubey v. the State of Bihar
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Patna High Court CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.319 of 2024; Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; decided 04-12-2025. Anticipatory-bail appeal against rejection order dated 07.11.2023 of Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Kaimur at Bhabhua in A.B.P. No. 1359/2023, arising out of Durgawati P.S. Case No. 293/2023 (offences: Ss. 363, 341, 342, 376, 328, 504, 506, 34 IPC; S. 3(1)(r)(s)(iv) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989). FIR by Anju Devi alleging abduction-type conduct by co-accused Yash Choubey (forcibly took her daughter 30.06.2023, physical relations, taken to Gujarat, videos, viral threat) and caste-name abuse/threats by the appellants. Counsel: Subhash Kumar Tiwari for appellants; Sadanand Paswan, Spl. PP for respondents. Impugned order set aside; appeal allowed; appellants (pleaded by counsel to be father, mother and brother of in-custody co-accused Yash Choubey, with no specific assault allegation and clean antecedents) to be enlarged on bail on surrender/arrest within eight weeks on bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties, subject to S. 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, SC/ST Act, Kaimur, Durgawati, bail bonds, Section 438(2).