IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1523 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2025 Thana- Singhaul District- Begusarai ====================================================== Krishna Murari @ Krishna Murari Singh @ Krishan Murari S/o Balmiki Singh @ Rambalak Singh R/o Village- Ramdiri, Akashpur, Raichiahi, PS- Singhoul, District- Begusarai ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Manish Kumar Paswan S/o Manoj Paswan R/o vill - Maniyarpur, P.S.- Gataho (Ghataho), Distt.- samastipur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Respondent/s : Mr.Binay Krishna ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 12-05-2026 Heard the parties. 2. This appeal is preferred against the order dated 11.03.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Begusarai in connection with Singhoul (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 109 (1), 117 (2), 352, 351 (2), 3 (5) of B.N.S. and also under Sections 3 (i) (r) (s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act by which anticipatory bail filed by the appellant has been rejected. 3. As per the prosecution case, the appellant and others are accused of assaulting the victim and taking the caste name. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1523 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has been falsely implicated in the present case and no offence under the provisions of the SC/ST Act is made out. It is further submitted that the allegation of assault is general and omnibus in nature and no specific allegation of assault has been alleged against the appellant and therefore the application of the anticipatory bail is maintainable. 5. Learned counsel for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of the appellant. 6. From the reading of the entire FIR it does not appear that offence has been committed against the informant on the ground that the informant is a member of SC/ST community and primarily, it appears that the occurrence took place due to some small dispute between the parties and therefore the application of the anticipatory bail is held to be maintainable. 7. Considering the facts of the case and the rival submissions of the parties, this appeal is allowed and accordingly, the order dated 11.03.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Begusarai in connection with Singhoul (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 is hereby set aside. 8. Let the appellant, in the event of his arrest or Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1523 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 3/3 surrender within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Begusarai/ concerned Court below in connection with Singhoul (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 482(2) of the BNSS. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U