IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1481 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2022 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Sah @ Mukesh Kumar Sah S/O Basant Sah Village- Teliya More, Police Station- Fullidumar, District- Banka 2. Bikesh Sah @ Bikash Kr. Sah S/O Basant Sah Village- Teliya More, Police Station- Fullidumar, District- Banka ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Patna 2. Rita Devi W/O Baldeo Dom Village- Teliya More, Police Station- Fullidumar, District- Banka ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and the State. 2. It is submitted by the 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 Court Cases 471. 3. In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1481 of 2025(2) dt.01-07-2025 2/2 pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T