Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 390 of 2024; decided 04-09-2025; Coram: Honourable Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh (author). Appellant: Rahul Kumar S/o Munna Yadav; Respondents: State of Bihar and Ravi Kumar S/o Indrajeet Paswan (informant). FIR/P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023, Salimpur PS, Patna; offences under Ss. 341, 323, 427, 504, 34 IPC, S. 3(i),(r),(s) and 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act, S. 27 Arms Act; alleged incidents of 02.08.2023 and 05.08.2023. Appeal against bail rejection order dated 25.11.2023 allowed; bail granted on bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount before Exclusive Special Court (SC/ST Act), Patna; eight-week arrest/surrender window. Counsel: Prabhat Kumar Singh (appellant), Sadanand Paswan Spl. PP (respondents), Arvind Kumar Singh and Mukul Jee (informant). No precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Impugned bail-rejection order dated 25.11.2023 set aside; appellant, upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order, to 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 Exclusive Special Court (SC/ST Act), Patna in connection with Salimpur Police Station Case No. 178 of 2023.