IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3814 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2024 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Golu Kumar S/O Avadhesh Singh R/O - Semari, P.S - Panapur, District - Saran ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Dharmendra Kumar Ram S/O Surendra Ram R/O Village- Belaur, P.S- Panapur, Distt.- Saran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. Public Prosecutor Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, respondent no. 2 and the State. 2. This appeal has been filed against the order dated 19.07.2024 passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge SC/ST, Act, Saran at Chapra in ABP No. 2334 of 2024 arising out of Panapur P.S. Case No. 162 of 2024 registered under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of appellant has been rejected. 3. As per F.I.R., on 16.05.2024, this appellant along with other named accused persons assaulted informant by means Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3814 of 2024(4) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 of iron rod, danda. It is further alleged that the accused persons also abused informant by caste name and took Rs. 30,000/- and a gold chain. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that both parties are co-villagers and due to petty dispute this false and concocted case has been lodged against appellant and others. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus. Injury sustained by the injured is simple in nature. It is not the case of informant that alleged incident occurred within public view and as such, no case under SC/ST Act is made out against the appellant. Appellant claims clean antecedent. 5. Learned Spl. Public Prosecutor for the State as well as learned counsel for the respondent no. 2 vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, injury and clean antecedent, let the appellant, as named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge SC/ST, Act, Saran at Chapra in ABP No. 2334 of 2024 arising out of Panapur P.S. Case No. 162 of 2024. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3814 of 2024(4) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 7. Accordingly, this criminal appeal is allowed and impugned order dated 19.07.2024 is set aside with respect to this appellant only. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T