IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4479 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2025 Thana- SC/ST District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== DHANANJAY KUMAR S/O Janardan Singh @ Janardan Prasad Singh Resident of Village- Sahur, Post- Sahur, Police Station- Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai, Present Address In Charge Headmaster, Urkramit Middle School (Vidyapur), Varuna Block- Ariyari, District- Sheikhpura ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Pramod Kumar Paswan S/O Rambali Paswan R/O Vill.- Rohua, P.S.- Pakaribarawan, Dist.- Nawada, Presently Working as Assistant Teacher, Utkramit Middle School, Varuna, Block Ariyari, District- Sheikhpura. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Usha Kumari 1, APP For the Informant : Mr. Shankar Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 3 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant appeal has been preferred praying for grant of anticipatory bail to the appellant in connection with Sheikhpura SC/ST P.S. Case no.4 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 126, 115(2), 352 and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 3(1)(r)(s)/3(2) (va) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 3. On the question of maintainability of an application for anticipatory bail being raised, learned counsel for the appellant submits that though chargesheet has been submitted, Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4479 of 2025(3) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 however, cognizance has not been taken yet for the offence under Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 4. After some argument, learned counsel for the appellant seeks permission to withdraw the instant appeal to move this Court by filing an application after the order taking cognizance. 5. The appeal stands disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Saurabh/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T