IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16111 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2021 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== MANISH RANJAN ... ... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vasant Vikas For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Usha Kumari 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 17-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. It appears from the impugned order that the learned court below has taken cognizance against the petitioner under Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against which an appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act would lie and as such this application is required to be converted into one as Cr. Appeal (SJ). 3. In view of the above, four weeks’ time is granted to the petitioner to convert this application into one as Cr. Appeal (SJ). 4. This application stands disposed of. Pawan/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U