and writs were filed.
Matter was companysidered by this Court with respect to joint trial of cases including RC Nos.20A/96 and 64A/96 which were pending before the Special Judge at Patna.
A Full Bench of High Court of Patna took the view that numbere of the 36 cases which were of Jharkhand to be transferred to Jharkhand.
During his trial he testified that he hadnt at all driven a motorcycle during that year and he was acquitted.
On the re orgnisation of the State of Bihar by virtue of Bihar Re organisation Act, 2000, States of Bihar and Jharkhand were formed.
While allowing the appeal, this Court then drew a distinction between issue estoppel and double jeopardy holding the former number to be a bar on a second proceeding but merely acting as estoppel qua prior findings.
Counsel for the appellant pleaded on the grounds of issue estoppel stating that the issue had already been settled by the High Court.
In Ravinder Singh v. Sukhbir Singh 2013 9 SCC 245, the appellant had companye up in appeal against the High Court order dismissing his application for quashing of criminal proceedings initiated by R 1 under SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.
The issue was regarding his citizenship.
