P.C Roy @ Prafulla Chandra Roy v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.604 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2021 Thana- SC/ST District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.
P.C Roy @ Prafulla Chandra Roy Son of Late Mukti Nath Roy Zila Parisha, R/o Mohalla - Dollar House chowk, P.s. - K. Hat, Distt. - Purnea 2.
Manoj Jha Son of Krishnbalav Jha R/o vill - Majara, P.S. - Maranga (O.P), Distt - Purnea ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellants :
Md. Abu Shajar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl.PP For the Informant :
Mr. Vivek Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sumit Kamar Bubna, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned Spl.PP for the State and learned counsel for the informant .
2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 15.12.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Purnea in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 385, 504, 506, 447 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of these appellants has been rejected.
3. At the outset, it is submitted by learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.604 of 2024(4) dt.07-08-2025 2/2 on behalf of the informant submits that that the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to these appellant is not maintainable as cognizance has already been taken by the learned trial court also for the offences punishable under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In this regard, reliance is placed in the case of Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar and others, reported in (2014) 3 Supreme Court Cases 471.
4. In view of the aforesaid submissions and pronouncement of law rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bachu Das (supra), appellants' prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail is rejected and this appeal stands dismissed. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T