IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.653 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2018 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE District- Patna ====================================================== Kamlesh Kumar S/o Ram Ji Singh Resident of Mohalla - Jaynagar, P.O.- Madhopur, P.S.- Maner, District - Patna. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Arvind Paswan S/o Ram Janam Paswan Resident of Village - Mahinava Bazaar, Ward No. 15, P.O. and P.S.- Maner, District - Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Rahul Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 29-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Special P.P. for the State. 2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 17.01.2024 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Court, SC/ST Act, Patna, in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 341, 352, 323, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(g)(r)(s) of the SC/ST Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. At the outset, learned Special P.P. for the State submits that in this case, cognizance has already been taken by the learned Court below under the provisions of SC/ST Act Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.653 of 2024(5) dt.29-01-2026 2/2 against these appellant and as such, this appeal, filed for grant of anticipatory bail to the appellant, is not maintainable, in view of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Bachu Das Vs State of Bihar and others, reported in (2014) 3 S.C.C. 471. 4. In view of law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Bachu Das (supra), the present appeal, filed for pre-arrest bail to the appellant, is dismissed as not maintainable. khushbu/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U