IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5283 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2017 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ramakant Mishra @ Ramakant Tiwari Son Of Davarika Tiwari Resident Of Muhalla- Sarswati Nagar Ward 12, P.S.- Muffasil Bettiah, District- West Champaran ... ... Appellant Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Mukesh Manjhi Mukhlal Manjhi Resident Of Village-Kharsal No. 02 Musahari Tola,P.S-Mufasil,District-West Champaran ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, A.P.P. For the Respondent : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 6 21-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the State. 2. It is submitted on behalf of 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. 3. In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law, appeal seeking prayer for pre-arrest bail is dismissed. Shashi (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T