IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2072 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chutan Kumar @ Chutun Kumar son of Nawal Raut village- Kotwa, Ps- Kotwa, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This appeal has been filed for setting aside order dated 01.03.2025 passed in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 103 (1) of BNS and sections 3(i)(r) (s)/3(2)(v)(a) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3 . As per F.I.R. on 13.01.2025 , this appellant dashed the motorcycle of informant with his car due to which one of the persons namely, Dinesh Paswan who was on motorcycle , died on the spot. Informant is eye witness, who himself got injured in the alleged occurrence . 4. Considering the aforesaid facts, nature of accusation and other circumstances of the case , I do not find Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2072 of 2025(3) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 any reason to interfere with the impugned order, accordingly this appeal is dismissed. However, since appellant is in custody since 18.01.2025 , learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, within the period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T