Virendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1355 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-620 Year-2023 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Virendra Yadav S/o Barho Yadav @ Badho Yadav R/o Village - Bumer Tola Ambatari, P.S. Barachatti, Dist. - Gaya.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Savita Devi W/o Gaya Singh Bhokta R/o Village - Bumer Tola Ambatari, P.S. - Barachatti, Dist. - Gaya.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant :

Mr. Krishna Prabhat, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Binay Krishna, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.PP for the State.

2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 10.03.2026 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Gaya Ji in connection with A.B.P. Excl. Spl. SC/ST No. 63 of 2026 arising out of Barachatti P.S. Case No. 620 of 2023 which was registered for the offence punishable under Sections 448, 323, 504, 506 and 354B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of this

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1355 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 2/2 appellant has been rejected.

3. At the outset, it is submitted by learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State that the prayer for grant of prearrest bail to the appellant is not maintainable, as cognizance has already been taken by the learned trial court for the offences punishable under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In this regard, reliance is placed upon 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), appellant's prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail is rejected and this appeal stands dismissed. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T