RAM NARAIN AND OTHERS versus STATE OF BIHAR

RAM NARAIN AND OTHERS versus STATE OF BIHAR

It would not be expedient or essential to compel the appellants to execute bonds under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in 1972, given the 13-year lapse since the incident and absence of subsequent events causing apprehension of breach of peace.

Parties
Appellants: Ram Narain Singh and six others; Respondent: State of Bihar
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 July 1972
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated July 10, 1967 of Patna High Court in Criminal Revision No. 932 of 1967
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Preventive Measures, Breach of Peace, Section 107 Code of Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law Preventive Measures Breach of Peace Section 107 Code of Criminal Procedure

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Parties

Ram Narain Singh and six others

Appellants

State of Bihar

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated July 10, 1967 of Patna High Court in Criminal Revision No. 932 of 1967

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether, due to the lapse of time since the 1959 incident, appellants should be compelled in 1972 to furnish bonds under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Ratio Decidendi

It would not be expedient or essential to compel the appellants to execute bonds under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in 1972, given the 13-year lapse since the incident and absence of subsequent events causing apprehension of breach of peace.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Appellants discharged; not required to execute bonds under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure