Patna High Court
MD. BADRE ALAMversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The High Court set aside the order rejecting anticipatory bail and granted bail to the appellant.
Summary
The appellant Md. Badre Alam was charged in a 2020 incident where a dispute over a goat led to a violent assault on several villagers, resulting in the death of Bharat Das. He was charged under multiple IPC sections (147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, 307, 354, 302) and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The trial court rejected his application for anticipatory bail. On appeal, the appellant argued that the FIR did not specifically attribute any overt act to him, that the injuries were not documented, and that no caste‑based offence was proved. The State opposed bail. The Patna High Court held that, in the absence of specific evidence linking the appellant to the alleged acts, the order denying anticipatory bail was unsustainable and granted bail, setting aside the lower court’s order for the appellant alone.
Issues considered
- Whether the appellant is entitled to anticipatory bail despite the serious charges under the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Whether the FIR sufficiently links the appellant to the alleged offences to justify denial of bail
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 323, 324, 325, 354
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 3(1)(x)(s)(w)(i), 3(2)(v)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Indian Penal Code
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- assault
- homicide
- bail jurisdiction
- high court
- criminal appeal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4562 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2020 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi
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Md. Badre Alam Son Of Md. Shafik Shah @ Bhola R/O Village- Singha
Chauri Tole Fakir Takiya, P.S.- Nanpur, District- Sitamarhi.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Siya Devi @ Sanjha Devi Bhagawan Das R/V-Singha Chauri, Ward No.-13,
P.S.-Nanpur, District-Sitamarhi
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. Public Prosecutor
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
7 07-05-2026 Despite valid service of notice, none appears on
behalf of the respondent no. 2.
2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the
State.
3. This appeal has been filed against the order dated
25.09.2021 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-
Special Judge SC/ST (POA) Act, Sitamarhi in ABP No. 1653 of
2021/142 of 2021 arising out of Nanpur P.S. Case No. 138 of
2020 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 325,
307, 354, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x)(s)
(w)(i), 3(2)(v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for
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anticipatory bail of appellant has been rejected.
4. As per the prosecution case, on 07.05.2020, at
about 03:30 p.m., she-goat of Md. Shafique grazed the crop of
informant, as a result of which, some scuffle took place between
the parties. It is further alleged that Samsher Shah, Tanveer Shah
and this appellant came armed with lathi, Fatta and stick and
assaulted Bharat Das who reached there to save the informant. It
is further alleged that 15 persons including the appellant
assaulted the villagers Shiv Dayal Das, Ajay Das, Manju Das,
Raju Chopal, Geeta Devi, Maharaj Das, Bujhawan Das, Krishna
Das and Shiv Das, with, lathi, danda, rod, Bhala, Garasa and
bricks, as a result of which, they also received injuries and
rushed to the hospital for treatment. Subsequently, during the
course of treatment, Bharat Das died.
5. It is submitted on behalf of the appellant that from
bare perusal of the F.I.R., it is apparent that this appellant along
with co-accused Shamsher Shah, Tanveer Shah assaulted the
deceased Bharat Das. Allegation against appellant is general and
omnibus and no specific overt act has been attributed against
him. It is further alleged that 15 persons including this appellant
have caused injury to the villagers Shiv Dayal Das, Ajay Das,
Manju Das, Raju Chopal, Geeta Devi, Maharaj Das, Bujhawan
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Das, Krishna Das and Shiv Das, but there is no injury report
with respect to them. It is next submitted that the injury which is
said to have been caused by the appellant has been found to be
simple in nature. There is no allegation of abuse by caste name
against appellant as such, no case under SC/ST Act is made out
against him. Appellant claims clean antecedent.
6. Learned Spl. Public Prosecutor for the State
vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Additional
Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST (POA) Act,
Sitamarhi in ABP No. 1653 of 2021/142 of 2021 arising out of
Nanpur P.S. Case No. 138 of 2020.
8. Accordingly, this criminal appeal is allowed and
impugned order dated 25.09.2021 is set aside with respect to
this appellant only.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-
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