IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4932 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2020 Thana- SC/ST District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1 . BIPIN KUMAR S/O LATE SAHENDRA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- MADARNA, P.S- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI. 2. CHANDAN KUMAR S/O LATE SAHENDRA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- MADARNA, P.S- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI. 3 . SANJAY KUMAR S/O PATEL SINGH R/O VILLAGE- MADARNA, P.S- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI. 4. PATEL SINGH S/O LATE MUNARIK SINGH R/O VILLAGE- MADARNA, P.S- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. LAL BABU BAITHA S/O LATE JAGDHAR BAITHA R/O VILLAGE- MADARNA, P.S- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shyameshwar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 13-02-2025 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants and 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.4932 of 2023(7) dt.13-02-2025 2/2 rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T