Sanjeev Ray @ Sanjeev Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2057 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 year-2017 thana- samastipur complaint case DISTRICTSAMASTIPUR ====================================================== 1.

SANJEEV RAY @ SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE DAMODAR RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - RAMPUR RAJAWA, P.S. - HASANPUR, DISTT. - SAMASTIPUR 2.

UMESH YADAV @ UMESH KUMAR SON OF LATE DILIP YADAV RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - RAMPUR RAJAWA, P.S. - HASANPUR, DISTT. - SAMASTIPUR ... ... APPELLANT/S

VERSUS

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

RAMNARAYAN PASWAN SON OF LATE SHIV PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - RAMPUR RAJAWA, P.S. - HASANPUR, DISTT. - SAMASTIPUR ... ... RESPONDENT/S ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the appellants and the State.

It is submitted on behalf the State that the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the appellants 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.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2057 of 2023(2) dt.17-05-2023 2/2 In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused.

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