IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.544 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2021 Thana- SC/ST District- Araria ====================================================== 1 . SK. ASARUN @ JALSAR @ ASHAD ZALISH @ SK. ASARU S/o Late Sk. Shamsul Resident of Village- Pipra Bijwar, Ward No.07, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria. 2. Md. Ashfaque Alam @ Asfaque @ Ashfaque Alam S/o Sk. Asaru Resident of Village- Pipra Bijwar, Ward No.07, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria. 3 . Jamratun @ Zaruka @ Jurnika W/o Asaru @ Jalsar Resident of Village- Pipra Bijwar, Ward No.07, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria. 4. Kasmeri W/o Naushad Resident of Village- Pipra Bijwar, Ward No.07, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria. 5 . Ajmeri D/o Ashad Zalishar Resident of Village- Pipra Bijwar, Ward No.07, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Shyam Lal Manjhi son of late Ugan Lal Manjhi vill- Pipra, Bijwar, ward no. 7, P.S.- Palasi, District- Araria ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 06-02-2025 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants and Special Public Prosecutor for the State . 2. It is submitted by learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State 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 Supreme Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.544 of 2022(5) dt.06-02-2025 2/2 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. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T