IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3684 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2025 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== 1. Sohit Kumar @ Rohit Kumar S/O Late Sanjay Singh @ Late Sanjay Yadav R/O Vill.- Katauna, P.S.- Khusrupur, Dist.- Patna 2. Golu Kumar S/O Late Sanjay Singh @ Late Sanjay Yadav R/O Vill.- Katauna, P.S.- Khusrupur, Dist.- Patna ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Shanti Devi W/O Sanjay Paswan R/O Vill.- Katauna, P.S.- Khusrupur, Dist.- Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate Mrs. Asmitu Bharti, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. P.P. For the Resp. No. 2 : Mr. Kameshwar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 23-02-2026 At the outset, learned Sr. Counsel for the appellants is seeking permission to make necessary amendment in the cause title of the petition, because this appeal i.e. Cr. Appeal (SJ) has been filed against the order dated 01.08.2025, passed by learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum-Special Judge, (POCSO), Patna, whereby anticipatory bail petition of the appellants has been rejected. 2. Learned Sr. Counsel submits that inadvertently this petition has been filed as appeal, whereas the appellants are required to file Criminal Miscellaneous petition under Section Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3684 of 2025(3) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 438 Cr.PC/482 BNSS. 3. Permission is granted. 4. Hence, office is directed to get this appeal converted into Criminal Miscellaneous petition under Section 438 Cr.PC/482 BNSS upon appropriate steps having been taken by the appellants within one month and list the petition before appropriate Bench with permission of Hon’ble the Chief Justice. 5. The interim protection of the appellants shall continue till the conversion of this appeal into Criminal Miscellaneous petition. shoaib/- (Jitendra Kumar, J) U T