Prabhat Kumar Singh @ Bunty Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31887 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -121 Year- 2015 Thana -HARLAKHI District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Prabhat Kumar Singh @ Bunty Singh, son of Chandra Madhav Singh

2. Rakesh Singh @ Rakesh Kumar Singh, son of Late Nand Kishore Singh

3. Sonu Singh, Son of Heera Singh All are residents of village/Mohalla- Piproun, P.S. - Harlakhi, District- Madhubani .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Spl. P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-08-2016 Heard Sri Ajay Thakur, learned counsel, who was assisted by Sri Amit Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Special Public Prosecutor.

Three petitioners, apprehending their arrest in Harlakhi P.S. Case No.121/15 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 354, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ( hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act"), have prayed for grant of anticipatory bail. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there was case and counter case in between the parties and petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31887 of 2016 (2) dt.29-08-2016 2/2 case. However, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, by way of referring to the fact disclosed in the F.I.R., submits that in this case, there is accusation of Section 3(1) (x) of SC/ST Act and as per Section 18 of SC/ST Act, the petition for anticipatory bail may not be entertained.

I do not find any ground to entertain the present petition. The petition stands disposed of.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T