Gupteshwer Singh @ Bikhari Chandravanshi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13748 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -796 Year- 2014 Thana -SASARAM MUFFSIL District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Gupteshwar Singh @ Bikhari Chandravanshi, S/o Late Ganga Ram Singh

2. Prakash Kumar @ Niki Chandravanshi, S/o Sri Gupteshwar Singh @ Bhikhari Chandravanshi Both r/o vill - Karamdihri, P.S.- Sasaram, Distt. - Rohtas. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ambika Bhagat, Spl. P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 23-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. Despite repeated calls, none appears on behalf of the State. The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 796 of 2014 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 342, 323, 307 of the Indian Penal Code and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In view of the specific bar created under Section 18 of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the present

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13748 of 2015 (3) dt.23-07-2015 2 / 2 application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not maintainable. Accordingly, the application is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T