Victim ‘X’ vs State of Bihar - 2025 Supreme(SC) 1096

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1096

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Victim ‘X’ – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR Mr. Raunak Parekh, Adv. Mr. Pramod Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Vivek Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Priyanka Dubey, Adv. Mr. Jitesh Sharma, Adv. Mr. Jagadish Kumar Jha, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Samir Ali Khan, AOR Mr. Pranjal Sharma, Adv. Mr. Kashif Irshad Khan, Adv. Mr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, AOR

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JUDGMENT :

Mehta, J.

1. Heard.

2. Leave granted.

3. This appeal by special leave emanates from the order dated 18th January, 2024, passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Patna¹[Hereinafter referred to as the “High Court”.] whereby, the appeal preferred by respondent No.2-accused²[Hereinafter referred to as the “respondent No.2”] under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989³[Hereinafter referred to as the “SC/ST Act”] was allowed and she was granted bail in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 17 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 328, 376, 120- B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860⁴[Hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”] and Sections 3/4 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956⁵[Hereinafter referred to as the “IT Act”] and Sections 3(1)(w)/3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act. The appellant-victim herein is the informant in the said FIR.

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