Ranjit Keshri @ Ranjit Sah @ Ranjit Sha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4627 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2023 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Jamui ====================================================== 1 .

Ranjit Keshri @ Ranjit Sah @ Ranjit Sha Son of Madan Mohan Keshri Resident of Village - Sikandra Bazar, P.S. - Sikandra, District - Jamui 2.

Satish Keshri @ Satish Sah Son of Madan Mohan Keshri Resident of Village - Sikandra Bazar, P.S. - Sikandra, District - Jamui ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kasturi Rajak Son of Maheshwar Rajak Resident of Village- Kriparamdih, P.S. - Lachhuar, District - Jamui ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Umesh Prasad , Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. PP For informant :

Ms. Swarna Roy, Advocate Ms. Komal , Advocate Mr. Shubham Shankar , Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants, respondent No. 2 and the learned special Public Prosecutor for the State .

2. It is submitted by the learned special Public Prosecutor for the State as well as learned counsel for respondent No. 2 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4627 of 2024(4) dt.04-12-2025 2/2 Supreme Court Cases 471.

3 . 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) Koushik/- U T