IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4094 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2019 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1 . AVINASH KUMAR SON OF UDAY NARAYAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - KHANPUR MAL, PS- BATH, DISTT- BHAGALPUR 2. BINO MANDAL @ BINDESHWARI MANDAL SON OF JATTAN MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - FATEHPUR, PS- SULTANGANJ, DISTT- BHAGALPUR 3 . RAKESH KUMAR @ GHUGHI @ KUNDAN KUMAR SON OF RABINDRA NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - RASIDPUR, PS- BATH, DISTT- BHAGALPUR ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . The State of Bihar 2. Rajeev Ranjan Shankar Das Resident of Village Bishanpur, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka, Pin code- 813202 ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar No.6 , Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 06-02-2025 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants and Public Prosecutor for the State . 2. It is submitted by 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4094 of 2023(4) dt.06-02-2025 2/2 rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U