Ajay Kumar Das @ Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.455 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2023 Thana- CHACKMEHSI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Das @ Ajay Kumar, male, aged about 34 years, Son of Late Sukeshwar Das Resident of Village - Hajpurwa, P.S. - Chakmeshi, District - Samastipur ... ... Appellant

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sulendra Paswan @ Suredra Paswan, aged about 54 years, Son of Dena Paswan, Resident of Village - Hajpurwa, P.S. - Chakmeshi, District - Samastipur ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant :

Mr. Raja Ram Mishra, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI) 21-08-2024 Three weeks' time is granted to learned counsel for the appellant to remove the defect (s) as pointed out by office note dated 19.08.2024.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant requested that he may be permitted to convert the present appeal from Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 455 of 2024 to Criminal Appeal (SJ) as the concerned respondent-accused has been convicted for the charges levelled against him for the offences punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 12 of the POCSO Act. Office has, therefore, raised the objection.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.455 of 2024(3) dt.21-08-2024 2/2

2. Permission, as prayed for, is granted.

(Vipul M. Pancholi, J) (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Gaurav Kumar/- U