{"id":205414,"date":"2018-11-17T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=205414"},"modified":"2018-11-19T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T12:02:51","slug":"patna-hc-allows-plea-for-anticipatory-bail-in-a-case-under-sc-st-prevention-of-atrocities-act-1989-due-to-inconsistencies-in-prosecution-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/11\/17\/patna-hc-allows-plea-for-anticipatory-bail-in-a-case-under-sc-st-prevention-of-atrocities-act-1989-due-to-inconsistencies-in-prosecution-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Patna HC allows plea for anticipatory bail in a case under SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 due to inconsistencies in prosecution allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Patna<\/strong><strong> High Court:<\/strong> A Single judge bench comprising of Birendra Kumar, J. allowed a criminal writ petition for anticipatory bail filed in relation to a police case under the SC\/ST Act on the ground that there were infirmities in the prosecution allegations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appellant was allegedly involved, along with other ten to fifteen persons, in assaulting a person belonging to SC\/ST community. He filed the instant appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against trial judge\u2019s refusal of prayer for his anticipatory bail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The High Court noted that the doctor had found two simple injuries on non-vital parts of the informant\u2019s body, and the medical report was inconsistent with the prosecution allegation of commission of assault by 10-15 persons. Further, in a criminal case filed against one of the co-accused a bench of this court had ordered no coercive step to be taken against the co-accused. The said order was still continuing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considering the aforesaid infirmity in the prosecution allegation and having regard to the order continuing in favour of a co-accused, the appellant was granted anticipatory bail on the condition of full cooperation with investigation\/trial of the case, failing which the court would be at liberty to cancel his bail bond.[Md. Shafique v. 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