IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4206 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2013 Thana- SC/ST District- Saran ====================================================== 1. SUNIL RAI Son of Hardeo Rai Resident of Village- Suraudha, P.S- Baniyapur, District- Saran. 2. Kamlesh Rai Son of Biran Rai Resident of Village-Suraudha, P.S-Baniyapur, District-Saran. 3. Anil Rai Son of Bijali Rai Resident of Village-Suraudha, P.S-Baniyapur, District-Saran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Lilawati Devi Santosh Manjhi R/o Village- Suraudha, P.S.- Baniyapur, Dist.- Saran ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar Tiwary For the Respondent/s : Mrs.Usha Kumari 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special P.P. for of the State. 2. This appeal has been filed against the order dated 23.07.2019 passed by learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Saran in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of the SC/ST Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of appellants has been rejected. 3. Earlier, vide order dated 18.11.2025, a report was called for from the concerned court regarding stage of the trial, Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4206 of 2019(12) dt.15-01-2026 2/2 which has been received and kept on record. From perusal whereof, it appears that on 14.07.2021, cognizance has already been taken under Sections 341, 323, 354, 504 of the I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act against appellant nos. 1 & 3. Accordingly, the appeal, filed for grant of anticipatory bail to appellants, 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. The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed as not maintainable. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T