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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4567 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-774 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Kamta Prasad Ray S/o Late Birchand Ray R/o Vill- Kharika Barbighawa, P.S- Pahleja Ghat Sonepur, Dist- Saran ... ... Appellant/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Uma Shankar Chaudhary S/o Late Mundrika Chaudhary R/o vill - Harnichak, Post - Anishabad, P.S.- Beur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The instant appeal has been filed by the appellant against the order dated 26.09.2025 passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge SC/ST (PoA) Act, Saran at Chapra whereby the prayer for bail of the appellant in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 774 of 2025 under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 316(2), 316(5), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and sections 3(i)(r)(s), 3(2)(v) (a) of SC/ST Act was rejected.
3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that in this case, the dispute between the parties have resolved through
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4567 of 2025(4) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 mediation and the terms of the settlement are annexed with the mediation report. He further submits that appellant is languishing in judicial custody since 17.08.2025.
4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the parties have compromised the case, the Court is inclined to allow this appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order dated 26.09.2025 is hereby set aside.
5. The appellant is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case no. 774 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge SC/ST (PoA) Act, Saran at Chapra with the condition that the appellant shall abide the conditions of the settlement, failing which, the learned trial court will be at liberty to pass any order in accordance with law.
Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T