Rahul Kumar Mehta @ Rahul @ Banty v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.752 of 2024, decided 05-08-2025 by Rajesh Kumar Verma, J. Appeal under Sections 14(A)(2) against refusal of anticipatory bail by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Purnea (order dated 03.11.2023) in SC/ST P.S. Case No. 21 of 2023; FIR dated 10.05.2023 under Sections 341, 323, 385, 354, 506/34 IPC and Sections 3(1)(r)(s)/3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act. Court held that for the purpose of anticipatory bail no offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act is made out, there being no abuse by the appellants and no specific or direct allegation against them in the FIR; anticipatory bail granted on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions; impugned order set aside, appeal allowed. No precedent cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all four appellants on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge SC/ST, Purnea, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions and further conditions; impugned order set aside.