Shri Bhagwan Singh And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.3552 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -40 Year- 2016 Thana -DAWATH District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Shri Bhagwan Singh son of Shiv Parsan Singh

2. Indradeo Singh, son of Late Ram Nagina Singh Both residents of VillageBodhchatar,Police Station- Dawath, District- Rohtas at Sasaram. .... .... Appellants

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sri Sadanand Paswan, SPP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Sections 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against refusal of the prayer for anticipatory bail by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-1st, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dawath P.S.Case No. 40 of 2016 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code as well as under Sections 3(1)(vii) (x) (xv) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.

A bare perusal of the FIR discloses the ingredients of offence committed under the provisions of S.C/S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the purpose of consideration of this prayer for anticipatory bail. Hence, the

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3552 of 2017 (3) dt.02-02-2018 bar under Section 18 of the S.C./S.T. Act is applicable. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Nitesh/- U T