IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5214 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2025 Thana- KUDRA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== 1. Ram Bachan Singh S/o Late Balrup Singh Resident of Village- Sarai Pusauli, PS- Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur (Bhabua) 2. Sachchan Singh S/o Late Balrup Singh Resident of Village- Sarai Pusauli, PS- Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur (Bhabua) 3. Kanhaiya Singh @ Kanhaiya Kumar S/o Shivnath Singh Resident of Village- Sarai Pusauli, PS- Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur (Bhabua) ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Raghubar Paswan S/o Late Ganga Sagar Paswan R/o vill - Ghatawan, P.o.- Fakharabad, P.S.- Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jai Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-01-2026 1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellants and the special Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. It is submitted by learned special Public Prosecutor for the State that the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the appellant is not maintainable as cognizance has already been taken by the court below also for the offences punishable under the SC/ST Act. In this regard, reliance is placed in the case of Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar and others, reported in (2014) 3 Supreme Court Cases 471. 3 . In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.5214 of 2025(2) dt.22-01-2026 2/2 rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants prayer of pre-arrest is refused. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T