Om Prakash @ Omprakash @ Pintu Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1111 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2021 Thana- VALMIKINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Om Prakash @ Omprakash @ Pintu Kumar Sah Son Of Javahar Prasad @ Jawahir Prasad Resident Of Village - Rampurwa, P.S.- Balmiki Nagar, District - West Champaran.

... ... Appellant/S

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Sanjay Ram Son Of Late Bhikham Ram Resident Of Village - Rampurwa, P.S.- Balmiki Nagar, District - West Champaran. ... ... Respondent/S ====================================================== Appearance :

For The Appellant/S :

Mr. Umesh Kumar Gupta, Advocate For The Respondent/S :

Usha Kumari 1, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the State.

It is submitted of the State that the prayer for prearrest bail of the appellant is not maintainable as cognizance has already been taken by the court below also for the offences punishable under the SC/ST 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. In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court, appellants' prayer of

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1111 of 2023(2) dt.17-05-2023 2/2 pre-arrest is refused.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T