Sanjeev Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; SC/ST Act Section 3(i)(r)(s); IPC sections 447, 341, 323, 504, 506; caste-name abuse allegation; threat of dire consequences; assault; no injury report; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; eight weeks to surrender; family member bailor; fortnightly police station attendance six months; certificate to court; cancellation of bail bond for default or tampering; Exclusive Special Judge SC/ST Act Patna; Dhanrua P.S. Case No. 264/2024; Dhanrua P.S. Case No. 47 of 2024; A.B.P. No. 2753/2024; Rajiv Roy; Patna High Court; Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 4865 of 2024; order set aside; appeal allowed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed; order dated 30.08.2024 in A.B.P. No. 2753/2024 set aside. On arrest/surrender within eight weeks, the five appellants (Sanjeev Kumar, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Sakti Kumar, Dara Kumar) to be enlarged on anticipatory bail in Dhanrua P.S. Case No. 264/2024 on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each before the learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Patna, subject to conditions: family-member bailor with bonafide document; attendance on every trial date (default on two consecutive dates risks cancellation by Trial Court); fortnightly police-station attendance for six months with certificate thereafter; no inducement/threat/tampering with witnesses or evidence; desistance from fresh offences - failing which the State may move for cancellation of bail bonds.