Tuntun Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.794 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 12-11-2025 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Anticipatory bail granted to Tuntun Sahni, father of co-accused Manish Kumar, in Sarairanjan P.S. Case No. 321 of 2022 (Thana Sarai Ranjan, Samastipur), registered under Sections 376, 366, 379, 341, 323, 34 IPC and Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Rejection of anticipatory bail by Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Samastipur (A.B.P. No. 3610 of 2022, order dated 06.01.2023) set aside qua appellant on general/omnibus allegations and clean antecedents; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; informant absent despite notice.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 06.01.2023 set aside with respect to the appellant only; anticipatory bail granted - appellant to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Samastipur.