IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2349 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2023 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1. KAILASH SAO S/O LATE NARAYAN SAW R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 2. Mahendra Sao S/O Late Narayan Saw R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 3. Raghubir Yadav S/O Jagdish Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 4. Kamlesh Kumar S/O Gajadhar Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 5. Vikash Kumar S/O Surendra Saw R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 6. Yogendra Yadav S/O Baldev Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 7. Chhotu Yadav S/O Yogendra Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 8. Rambali Yadav S/O Baldev Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 9. Rinku Devi W/O Ishwar Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 10. Sejal Kumari D/O Ishwar Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 11. Geeta Devi W/O Mahendra Das R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 12. Tusiya Devi W/O Raghubir Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 13. Matwa Devi W/O Vitori Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 14. Yasoda Devi W/O Arvind Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 15. Kamlesh Yadav S/O Suresh yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 16. Kuleshar Yadav S/O Mishri Yadav R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 17. Jagdish Yadav @ Jagdish Saw S/O Bhuneshwar Sao R/O Village- Patiouna, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Vivek Das S/O Sunil Das R/O Village- Kaluwa, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2349 of 2023(4) dt.21-03-2025 2/4 ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Usha Kumari 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 4 21-03-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. An order, dated 10.04.2023, passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST, Gaya, in ABP No. 108 of 2023, is under challenge in the present appeal preferred under Section 14-A (2) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, whereby the anticipatory bail application of the appellant in connection with Barachatti Police Station Case No. 138 of 2023registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341/337/338/427/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (1)(r)(s)(w) of the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, has been rejected. 3. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that on 03.02.2023, in the morning, while the informant, along with other staff, was doing his work near the sand ghat, Pationa, and was submitting challan, in the Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2349 of 2023(4) dt.21-03-2025 3/4 meanwhile, all the appellants abused the informant with his caste name and started pelting stones due to which Scorpio vehicle of the company got damaged and a sum of Rs. 65,500/- was also snatched by them. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appellants have not committed any offence in the manner alleged and caste name, as alleged, has not been taken in full public view. He next submits that the parties have compromised their dispute and the joint compromise petition has already been filed before the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST, Gaya, on 13.03.2023. The appellants have got no criminal antecedent. 5. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the respondent no. 2. 6. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation and the fact that caste name was not taken in full public view, I am inclined to grant the appellants privilege of anticipatory bail. 7. This appeal is, accordingly, allowed and the order, dated 10.04.2023, passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST, Gaya, in ABP No. 108 of 2023, is set aside. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2349 of 2023(4) dt.21-03-2025 4/4 8. Let the appellants, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST, Gaya, in connection with Barachatti Police Station Case No. 138 of 2023, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. ashwani/- (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) U T