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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 4786
PATNA HIGH COURT
SANDEEP KUMAR, J
Ravi Yadav @ Ravi Bhushan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar – Respondent
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3189 of 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mrs. Usha Kumari, Mr. Devashish Giri
Anticipatory bail under SC/ST Act denied due to insufficient grounds from allegations.
Headnote:The appeal concerns the rejection of anticipatory bail for the appellants under the SC/ST Act related to land disputes and threats made against the informant. The court found no sufficient grounds for bail based on allegations. Primary issues included the interpretation of the SC/ST Act and the validity of the prior ruling. The court concluded that there was no merit for anticipatory bail and directed surrender within four weeks.
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| 1. rejection of bail based on allegations. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. court's directive for surrender. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER
4 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, the learned Spl. P.P. for the State and the learned counsel for the informant.
2. This appeal is preferred against the order dated
28.06.2025 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST (POA)Act, Gaya passed in ABP No. 170 of 2025 arising out of SC/ST P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 126 (2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 and under Sections 3(i)(r)(s)(f), 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act , by which the prayer of the appellants for anticipatory bail was rejected.
3. As per the prosecution case, the appellants are said to have acquired the land of the informant and they set up a brick kiln on the said land and by making roads on that land, sand-laden trucks and heavy vehicles were being used. When the informant objected the same, accused Munshi along with his associates started abusing the informant by taking caste name and threatened for dire consequences.
4. Considering the allegations levelled against the appellants in the FIR, in the opinion of this Court, no case for anticipatory bail is made out and therefore, the appeal for anticipatory stands rejected.
5. The appellants are directed to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail failing which the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya will all take steps for the arrest of the appellants.
6. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya through FAX for its compliance forthwith. (Sandeep Kumar, J)
Shishir/-
