IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3241 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-628 Year-2021 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1 . Sakshi Kumari D/O Hari Shankar Prasad @ Chhotu Srivastava R/O Ward Number-38, Near Shiv Madhir, ChhotaBariyapur, Motihari, P.O. And P.S.- Motihari, East Champaran 2. Priti Srivastava W/O Hari Shankar Prasad @ Chhotu Srivastava R/O Ward Number-38, Near Shiv Madhir, ChhotaBariyapur, Motihari, P.O. And P.S.- Motihari, East Champaran 3 . Hari Shankar Prasad @ Chhotu Srivastava S/O Late Thakur Prasad R/O Ward Number-38, Near Shiv Madhir, ChhotaBariyapur, Motihari, P.O. And P.S.- Motihari, East Champaran 4. Dilip Kumar @ Pappu Srivastava @ Dilip Kr. Srivastava S/O Late Thakur Prasad R/O Ward Number-38, Near Shiv Madhir, ChhotaBariyapur, Motihari, P.O. And P.S.- Motihari, East Champaran 5 . Ravi ShankarParasad @ Ravi Srivastava S/O Late Thakur Prasad R/O Ward Number-38, Near Shiv Madhir, ChhotaBariyapur, Motihari, P.O. And P.S.- Motihari, East Champaran ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . The State of Bihar 2. Ashok Ram S/o Late Shivpujan Ram R/O ChhotaBariyapur, P.S.- Chhatauni, Dist.- East Champaran ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Swarna Roy, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned A.P.P. for the State . 2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 29.07.2025 . passed in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 120 B and 34 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3(i)(r)/3(2)(v) of Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3241 of 2025(2) dt.28-08-2025 2/2 the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3 . At the outset, learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of State submits that in this case, process of Section 82 of the Cr.P.C. has already been initiated against these appellants and as such, this pre -arrest bail appeal is not maintainable , in view of several decisions of the Supreme Court, rendered in the case of (i) Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi), reported in (2012) 8 S.C.C. 730, (ii) State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma, reported in (2014) 2 S.C.C. 17, and (iii) Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar, reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 955. 4. Considering the aforesaid development, the application, filed for bail of these appellants stands dismissed. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T