IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1951 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2023 Thana- GORIAKOTHI District- Siwan ====================================================== SANTU KUMAR SINGH SON OF BIR BAHADUR SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - KALAYANPUR, P.S. - GORIYAKOTHI, DISTRICT - SIWAN ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1 . THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SOHIL MANJHI SON OF LATE RAM JATAN MANJHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - KALAYANPUR, P.S. - GORIYAKOTHI, DISTRICT - SIWAN ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar , Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. PP For informant : Mr. Udit Narayan Singh, Advocate Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 12-11-2025 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants and the learned special Public Prosecutor for the State . 2. It is submitted by the learned special Public Prosecutor for the State as well as learned counsel for respondent No. 2 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1951 of 2024(3) dt.12-11-2025 2/2 Supreme Court Cases 471. 3 . In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T