Awadhesh Rai v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted; rejection by Special Judge SC/ST overturned. Keywords: SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va); IPC Sections 341, 323, 325, 379, 504, 506/34; abuse by caste name; lathi assault; no injury report; general and omnibus allegations; incident not within public view; Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 345 of 2022; East Champaran; Motihari; ABP No. 2477 of 2023; bail-bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; arrest/surrender within eight weeks; respondent no. 2 absent despite notice; single-judge bench (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.); decided 15-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the three named appellants: they are to be enlarged on bail if arrested/surrendering within eight weeks, on bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, SC/ST, East Champaran, Motihari; the impugned order dated 28.06.2023 is set aside with respect to these appellants only.