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2026 DAILYLAW 28869 (PAT)

Jawahar Sah v. The State of Bihar

CR. APP (SJ)/373/2026 · 2026-08-18

Satyavrat Verma

Criminal Appealbody2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.373 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-436 Year-2024 Thana- PUPRI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1. Jawahar Sah S/o- Late Munni Lal Sah Village- Bachharpur PS- Pupri District- Sitamarhi 2. Dinesh Sah S/o- Jawahar Sah Village- Bachharpur PS- Pupri District- Sitamarhi ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Pramila Devi Satilal Paswan R/V- Bachharpur, P.S.-Pupri, Dist- Sitamarhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravi Ranjan For the State : Mr. Binay Krishna- Spl.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Devendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 4 18-08-2026 1. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant and the learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The appellants have challenged the order dated 21.05.2025 passed by the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-1-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Sitamarhi in connection with ABP No.26 of 2025 arising out of Pupri P. S. Case No.436 of 2024, instituted for the offences under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 352, 351(2), 76 and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(r) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, whereby their prayer for grant of anticipatory bail has been rejected. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.373 of 2026(4) dt.18-08-2026 2/2 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant, at the outset, submits that he has instruction of the informant not to oppose the appeal as the parties have compromised the case and an application has been filed before the learned Trial Court as the dispute is primarily civil in nature. 4. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant, the order dated 21.05.2025 is set-aside. 5. The appeal stands allowed. 6. The appellants, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of eight weeks, are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-1- cum-Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Sitamarhi in connection with ABP No.26 of 2025 arising out of Pupri P. S. Case No.436 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T