Arvind Chaudhary @ Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Alias Chhotan @ Chhotan Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-227 Year-2023 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Arvind Chaudhary @ Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Alias Chhotan @ Chhotan Chaudhary Son of Late Sundeshwar Chaudhary R/o Village - Pachpaika, P.S. - Ujiarpur, Distt. - Samstipur.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
Urmila Devi Wife of Vilo Paswan R/o Village - Pachpaika, Ward no. 4, P.S. - Ujiarpur, Distt. - Samstipur.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mrs. Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.PP for the State.
2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 17.10.2025 passed by the learned court of Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Samastipur in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of this appellant has been rejected.
3. At the outset, it is submitted by learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State that the prayer for grant of pre-
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4842 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/2 arrest bail to this appellant is not maintainable, as cognizance has already been taken by the learned trial court vide order dated 11.08.2025 under Sections 341, 323 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 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.
4. In view of the aforesaid submissions and pronouncement of law rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bachu Das (supra), appellant prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail is rejected and this appeal stands dismissed. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T