IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2677 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2022 Thana- SAHARGHAT District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sardar Prakash Singh @ Dhiraj Singh son of Late Sardar Surendra Singh Village- Saharghat Ps- Saharghat Dist- Madhubani ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . The State of Bihar 2. Baidnath Das son of Late Surati Das Village- Balva Ps- Madhwapur Dist- Madhubani ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav , Advocate Mr. Udeshy Kumar Yadav , Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. PP For respondent No. 2 : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Anant Kumar Bhaskar , Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 27-02-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, the respondent No. 2 and the State . 2. It is submitted by the learned respondent No. 2 and learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State that the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the appellant 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. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2677 of 2024(3) dt.27-02-2025 2/2 3. In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellant’s prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T