IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33918 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2020 Thana- THAWE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1. PRADEEP SINGH @ P. SINGH S/O LATE TIJA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 2. SANTOSH SINGH S/O LATE TIJA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 3. SHAILENDRA SINGH S/O LATE TIJA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 4. NARAYAN SINGH S/O LATE JAINATH SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 5. RAMESHWAR SINGH S/O LATE JAINATH SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 6. KAMELESHWAR SINGH S/O LATE JAINATH SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 7. AMAR SINGH S/O LATE JAINATH SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. 8. PYUSH SINGH S/O PRADEEP SINGH R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. ... ... Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. MANOJ RAM S/O LATE BHUKHAL RAM R/O VILLAGE- RAMCHANDERPUR, P.S- THAWE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Prakash Chandra Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the learned court below has also taken cognizance against the petitioners under Sections 3(1)(r)(s),(w)(2) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33918 of 2024(2) dt.02-04-2026 2/2 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 petitioners to convert this application into one as Cr. Appeal (SJ). 4. This application accordingly stands disposed of. Pawan/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U T