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Deep Narayan Sah v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC4 Sept 2025CR. APP (SJ)/322/2024

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What is this about?

Appeal against rejection of bail in a caste-atrocity and assault case. Noting the land dispute between parties, case and counter case, and absence of injury report against the appellant, the High Court allowed the appeal, set aside the impugned order and enlarged the appellant on bail.

What did the court decide?

Impugned bail-rejection order set aside; appellant to be released on bail on Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks.

Deep Narayan Sah Vs The State of Bihar — Caste Atrocities | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.322 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2023 Thana- MAHNAR District- Vaishali

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Deep Narayan Sah Son of Late Balli Sah @ Late Ram Bali Sah Resident of Village - Lawapur Narayan, P.S.- Mahnar, District - Vaishali.

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Raj Kumar Prasad Son of Late Lakshmi Bhagat Resident of Village - Lawapur, P.S.- Mahnar, District - Vaishali.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna , Spl. PP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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6 04-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, the State . Despite valid service of notice , nobody appears on behalf of respondent No. 2.

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This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 22.11.2023 passed in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341/323/324/34/504/506 of I.P.C. and U/s. 3 (i)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act, whereby prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.

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3 . As per the prosecution case , informant namely , Raj Kumar alleged that on 04.06.2023 at about 9.30 AM, all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this appellant armed with various weapons came at the house of appellant and abused

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.322 of 2024(6) dt.04-09-2025 2/3

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informant by caste name and started committing maarpeet with informant, in which this appellant assaulted informant with farsa on his foot and also threatened with dire consequences.

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It is submitted that the appellant is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. There is land dispute between both the parties for which a direction was also issued by D. D. C . Vaishali, to the C.O. (Circle Officer ) Mahnar and SHO for taking necessary action after the spot verification of the land in question i. e ,. Annexure P – 3 to this Appeal. It is further submitted that due to aforesaid land dispute , a quarrel took place between the parties. Case and counter case . Though there is allegation of assault against this appellant but there is no injury report on record to substantiate the allegation of assault against this appellant. It is not the case of the informant that any member of the public was present at the place of the incident and as such, no offence under the SC/ST Act is made out against the appellant. Appellant claims clean antecedent.

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5 . Learned special Public Prosecutor for the State opposed the bail appeal.

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Considering the aforesaid facts, this appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. Let the appellant, named above, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.322 of 2024(6) dt.04-09-2025 3/3

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eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusiv Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahnar Police Station Case No. 258 of 2023 .

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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Koushik/-

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Deep Narayan Sah v. The State of Bihar

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