Ranjeet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.969 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2019 Thana- SC/ST District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Ranjeet Singh S/O Late Paras Nath Singh Resident Of Village- Tangaul, P.S.- Hajipur, Distt- Vaishali.

2.

Lalita Devi W/O Ranjeet Singh Resident Of Village- Tangaul, P.S.- Hajipur, Distt- Vaishali.

... ... Appellants

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

Shobha Devi Om Prakash Choudhary R/O-Purvi Dahiyawan, Mishon Road, P.S.-chhapra, Distt-Chhapra(Saran) ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Nilesh Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr.A.G, For the respondent Mr. Sastish Kr.Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, the State and the respondent no.2.

At the outset, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.2 submits that the instant appeal is not maintainable as cognizance has already been taken in the case by the Court below also for the offences punishasble under the SC/ST Act. In this regard, reliance is placed on the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court given in the case of Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar and others, reported in (2014) 3 Supreme Court Cases 471.

In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law, this appeal seeking pre-arrest bail of appellants, is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T