IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5689 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- SC/ST District- Banka ====================================================== Anil Kumar Ram S/O Narayan Ram Village- Katoria P.S.- Katoria District- Banka ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . The State of Bihar 2. Rekha Hansda W/O Ramesh Hebram Village- Haripur P.S.- Katoria District- Banka ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Brij Nandan Prasad , Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, SPP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 07-03-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the State . 2. It is submitted by 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. 3 . In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.5689 of 2024(3) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants’ prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T