IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.110 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2018 Thana- SC/ST District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1 . VIDYA SAHANI @ VIDYA SHANKAR SAHANI @ VIDYA SANKAR SAHANI SON OF PAVITAR SAHANI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PAHETIA, P.S. - SADAR, HAJIPUR, DISTRICT - VAISHALI 2. GIRISH SAHANI SON OF PAVITAR SAHANI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PAHETIA, P.S. - SADAR, HAJIPUR, DISTRICT - VAISHALI ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. LAKSHMAN DEVI WIFE OF SUMIT PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SALEMPUR KISHAN DAS,, P.S. - SADAR, HAJIPUR, DISTRICT - VAISHALI ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 16-01-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State . 2. It is submitted by learned Special Public Prosecutor for 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.110 of 2024(4) dt.16-01-2025 2/2 rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T