IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1266 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2024 Thana- IMAMGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Santan Das S/o Sonu Das R/o Vill- Kesandha, PS- Imamganj, Dist - Gaya ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Jitani Devi W/o Late Rajesh Bhuiyan R/o vill - Kesandha, P.S.- Imamganj, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Md. Javed Jafar Khan For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 11-05-2026 Heard the parties. 2. This is the second attempt of the appellant who is praying for setting aside the impugned order dated 27.11.2024 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Gaya in B.P. No. 3250 of 2024 arising out of Imamganj P.S. Case No. 160 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 302, 201, 120(B), 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Earlier the appellant has approached this Court vide Cr. Appeal S.J. No. 955 of 2025 which was dismissed vide order dated 29.08.2025 but within a shot span of time, i.e. within six months of earlier rejection, this application has been preferred again after an expiry of 394 days of passing of the impugned order. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1266 of 2026(3) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 4. Under the provisions of SC/ST Act, the limitation period of filing an appeal is 180 days. 5. In view of the above, this appeal is dismissed with a liberty to the appellant to approach the Court below again and thereafter move this Court within the prescribed period. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U