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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

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Sudarshan Kumar @ Sudarshan YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Sudarshan Kumar and his brothers, appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several sections of the B.N.S. Act. They alleged that the FIRs were false, stemming from a personal dispute with the informant, and …

Ranjeet Kumar @ Dr. Ranjeet Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Yadav, appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case where he was accused of causing the death of the informant’s second daughter‑in‑law after allegedly performing a delivery at his clinic despite being only a dresser. The prosecution alleged that the …

Baban YadavversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Baban Yadav, filed an application for bail in a criminal miscellaneous case arising from a charge-sheet filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petitioner, through counsel, sought to withdraw the bail application on the ground that …

Balmiki SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Balmiki Singh and relatives, appealed to the Patna High Court against the refusal of bail by the Exclusive Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The trial court had denied bail in a case registered for offences including …

MAHESHBHAI CHANABHAI KHUNTversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioners sought quashing of FIR No.11213016200424 dated 30‑04‑2020, which alleged offences under IPC sections 448, 323, 504, 114 and SC/ST Act sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(v). They claimed the FIR was filed out of vengeance after the complainant was removed from the post of Sarpanch and …

Yogendra Jadav @ Jogendar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Yogendra Jadav was charged under several IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a woman during a land‑dispute and using caste‑based insults. The FIR was lodged 24 days after the alleged incident, and the appellant argued that …

NATHUBHAI SURABHAI @ SHIVABHAI BHARWADversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

The appellant, Nathubhai Surabhai, filed an application for regular bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in connection with FIR No.11204045260116 alleging offences under the Bombay Narcotic Substances Act and several provisions …

Lohar RautversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, Lohar Raut and Bhikhari Raut, appealed the denial of anticipatory bail in a case involving serious offences including armed assault, murder conspiracy, and violations of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused were armed, abused the …

Sunsa ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, four members of the Manjhi family belonging to a Scheduled Caste, were charged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant and his family. They …

Sumitra DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, members of a Scheduled Caste family, appealed under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge's order rejecting their anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste-based assault and threats. The prosecution alleged that the …

Arjun RaiversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, including Arjun Rai and his relatives, were accused of caste‑based assault, robbery and murder‑related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Special Judge had rejected their anticipatory bail application. On appeal, …

GUDDU KUMAR @ GUDDU SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Guddu Kumar appealed against the rejection of his anticipatory bail application in a case arising from a land dispute where he was accused of assaulting an informant and using caste-based abusive language under the SC/ST Act and several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Special Judge …

DEEPAK KUMAR SAHU AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed a criminal appeal seeking to quash a summoning order dated 14 January 2026 issued by the Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in a case arising from alleged offences under several IPC and SC/ST Act provisions. The …

RAZA KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Raza Khan was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly forcing a consensual relationship, taking obscene photographs, threatening the victim, and attempting to convert her religion, thereby insulting her caste. He filed …

MUNINDRA ALIAS GUDDU AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, brother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law of the informant, were charged under Section 14‑A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged caste‑based harassment, dowry demands and assault. The FIR placed the alleged offences in a village in …

SURJAN LAL VERMA AND 9 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed a criminal appeal seeking to quash the summoning and cognizance order dated 08-08-2025 and the entire proceedings of Sessions Case No. 1455 of 2025, which arose from Crime No. 124 of 2025 under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled …

Jaypal Kumar @ Jaypal ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Jaypal Kumar, was charged under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with a violent attack on a Dalit settlement. He contended that his name did not appear in the FIR …

Anil Thakur @ Badho Thakur @ Anil Sharma @ Anil KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Anil Thakur, was charged with murder and attempted burning of the respondent Samudri Devi's husband, based largely on a co-accused's confessional statement. The charges were framed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bihar Dian Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled …

Punam Devi @ Puna DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Punam Devi, Nutan Kumari and Monu Kumar, appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The informant alleged that his minor sister was kidnapped by a person named Sonu with …

Pintu Kumar @ Pintu RamversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Pintu Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 364, 302, 201, 120B and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly murdering his informant's husband. He appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial …

Vikas Kumar @ Vikash YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Vikas Kumar and Ashok Sah, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting the informant Mamta Devi and her family at a Chhath Puja gathering. They contended that they …

Pankaj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, Pankaj Kumar and Prakash Kumar Mandal, sought pre‑arrest bail in a case arising from a complaint registered in Katihar. The State opposed the bail, arguing that the lower court had already taken cognizance of the offences, which include offences under Sections 323/34, 406/34, 420/34, …

Chhotu Sah @ Shivam KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Chhotu Sah (Shivam Kumar), was named in an FIR alleging caste-based abuse and assault on a police informant, along with eleven accused. He sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, but the Additional …

Sanjay PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of persons accused under several IPC offences and Section 3(2)V of the SC/ST Act, appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They argued that the FIR was lodged three …

Chandan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Chandan Singh, was charged with murder under Sections 103(1) and 238 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The trial court refused regular bail, citing alleged possession of …

Raj Kumar Thakur @ Raj Kumar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Raj Kumar Thakur, was charged under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and caste-based abuse. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the trial court. On appeal …

Dabloo Yadav @ Rahul KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, five Yadav individuals, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code (BNS) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting a shopkeeper over a disputed payment for a bed. The trial court refused anticipatory …

Neetu Devi @ Neetu DevaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of a family from Samastipur, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged assault, robbery and other offences on 29‑03‑2025. The informant claimed the accused …

SAMIRUDDINversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Samiruddin, appealed under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act seeking to quash a summoning order and the proceedings arising from a FIR that alleged offences including criminal intimidation (Section 351(3) BNS) and a scheduled caste/tribe offence (Section …

Dharam Sah @ Dharmnath SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, a woman named Dharam Sah, was implicated in a case where a minor girl was allegedly abused by a boy named Shivam, who, according to the informant, was dropped at the victim's house by the appellant. The appellant contended that she had no knowledge of the boy's intent, that she was …

Srivatsa Sourav @ Srivatsa SauravversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Srivatsa Sourav, a senior branch manager of Bank of Baroda, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and his friend. The trial …

Dharamjeet Kumar @ Manoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Dharamjeet Kumar, was charged with murder under IPC sections 302/34 and offences under the SC/ST Act in a case arising from a village dinner party where the victim was allegedly strangulated. The Special Judge had refused anticipatory bail, prompting an appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of …

RAMZAN ALIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Ramzan Ali, who was arrested in connection with a case under IPC sections 137(2), 87, 64(1), the POCSO Act (sections 3 and 4) and the SC/ST Act (section 3(2)(V). The applicant claimed innocence, argued that the FIR was filed four days after the …

ARUN MISHRA AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The appellants were summoned under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions following an altercation arising from an eviction dispute. They contended that the FIR was fabricated, that the alleged victim Priyanka Paswan never lodged a complaint, and that any abusive …

RAHUL ALIAS RAKESHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Rahul alias Rakesh filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash the charge‑sheet, cognizance order and the entire proceedings of a Sessions case involving offences under the Indian Penal …

Deepak Kumar @ Deepak ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Deepak Kumar and Rinku Kumar, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged forgery, caste-based abuse and other offences arising from a property dispute. They contended that the …

Amit Kumar @ Kartikey JeeversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Amit Kumar and Mohan Kumar, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions for allegedly assaulting a construction worker and using caste-based abusive language at the informant's house on 12 March 2024. …

Siya Devi @ Shiya DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, three women related to a man named Shiv Shankar, were implicated in a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC sections for alleged involvement in the rape and subsequent assault of a neighbour. They applied for anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of …

Indrajeet Kumar Yadav @ Indrajit YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Indrajeet Kumar Yadav and Bajranj Kumar Yadav, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions for allegedly seizing land belonging to a widow, assaulting her and her son, and using caste slurs. They sought …

Santan DasversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Santan Das, was convicted under IPC sections 302, 201, 120(B) and 34 and appealed the order of the Exclusive Special Judge under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This was his second attempt to set aside the order dated 27-11-2024, the first appeal having been dismissed …

Bali Singh @ Bali Ram PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against a trial court order that refused anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based abuse and assault under several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Sale …

Anuj SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Anuj Singh, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable and Settlement Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and robbing an informant. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special …

Brajesh Yadav @ Bablu Yadav @ Brajesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Brajesh Yadav, was charged under several IPC provisions and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for an alleged assault on the informant and his family over a land dispute. He appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial court’s refusal to grant …

Arjun Sahani @ Arjun KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of the Sahani family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault, robbery and other offences that occurred during a marriage ceremony on 5‑6‑2025. They contended that the allegations …

Ajim @ Md. Ajim @ Md. Ajim NadafversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Md. Ajim Nadaf, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based assault and theft. The appellant argued that the FIR arose …

Ravi Singh @ Ravi KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ravi Singh and Bipul Kumar, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and snatching his chain on 25 July 2025. They sought anticipatory bail under …

Aprendra RayversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Aprendra and Harendra Ray, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a woman and her husband, claiming caste-based motive. They contended that the allegations were exaggerated and stemmed from a land dispute, …

Rakesh SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of the Sahani family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault, robbery and other offences that occurred during a marriage ceremony on 5‑6‑2025. They contended that the allegations …

Kamaluddin Khan @ Kamaluddin@ Mohamad KamaluddinversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, three brothers from Pirwan village, were charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a person and snatching a gold chain while using caste-based abuse. They sought anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge, …

SRI AJAY KUMAR SAROJversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of a criminal trial (Case No. 26 of 2018) involving offences under Sections 323 and 504 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The trial, pending before a …

GUNJAN @ GIRIJA KUMARI AND OTHERSversusSTATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER

2026 INSC 468Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, who were family members, were charged under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act and Section 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC for allegedly hurling caste‑based insults and threatening the complainant inside a residential house. The trial court framed charges, which the …

Arjun Manjhi @ Arjun Kumar ManjhiversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Arjun Manjhi, Ajay Manjhi and Janta Manjhi were charged with murder of Gaya Manjhi and the attempted burning of Samudri Devi under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bihar Witch Crafts Practice Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …

Ravi Kumar @ Ravikant SinghversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

Petitioner Ravi Kumar filed a petition challenging a decision of the Gaya police station under the SC/ST Act. The petitioner sought permission to convert the petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the SC/ST Act. The court examined whether the procedural provision allowed such …

SHIKARI MAHTOversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shikari Mahto appealed to the Patna High Court against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case registered under multiple offences, including sections of the Bihar Penal Code, the Arms Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The appellant claimed he …

Dhan Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Dhan Kumar Singh, was charged with offences under the IPC (sections 341, 323, 307, 427, 120B), the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Arms Act for an alleged armed assault that began with a dispute over straw prices and escalated to arson and …

Sandeep Tiwari @ Sanju Tiwari @ Sandeep Kumar TiwariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Sandeep Tiwari, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and robbing Vishwanath Manjhi, during which caste slurs were allegedly used. The Special Judge had refused …

Ajit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant Ajit Kumar appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial court's refusal to grant regular bail in a case involving alleged murder, criminal conspiracy and other offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The FIR stemmed from the disappearance and death of the …

Dashrath Sharma @ Dashrath KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Dashrath Sharma, was charged with assault, theft, and caste‑based abuse under several provisions of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Special Judge had refused anticipatory bail, prompting an appeal under the …

Somali ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants – Somali Manjhi, Anil Manjhi and Gauri Devi – appealed against the refusal of bail granted by the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Nawada in a case alleging murder of an informant’s husband and an attempt to burn the informant, Samudri Devi. The charges were framed under several …

Raja Kumar @ Raja YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Raja Kumar, was charged with rape and related offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the POCSO Act, based on the informant's allegation that he and co‑accused abducted and raped her on 30‑08‑2024. The trial court refused bail …

Nazrul @ Najrul HaqueversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Nazrul Haque appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the lower court’s refusal to grant him bail in a case registered under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238 and 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable …

Rajkumar PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, four Paswan brothers from Fatehpur village, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, fearing arrest in connection with FIR No. 62 of 2025 alleging assault with iron rods and other weapons under multiple sections of the …

Sunita Devi @ Sunita KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Sunita Devi appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case registered under multiple sections of the Bihar Police Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. She argued that the FIR was lodged by a police officer, making notice under the …

Dileep YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The Patna High Court considered an appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act challenging the refusal of anticipatory bail for four accused (the Yadavs) in a case of alleged firing on 4‑August‑2024. The prosecution alleged that the …

Sundar Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

Sundar Kumar Yadav filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court seeking to convert it into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for bail. The petitioner’s counsel requested permission for this conversion …

Mithilesh Kumar @ Mithalesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Mithilesh Kumar appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the lower court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case where the FIR alleged that he was among 16 persons who assaulted the informant’s father‑in‑law, allegedly using caste slurs. The appellant …

Jay Prakash Yadav @ Jay Prakash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Jay Prakash Yadav, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several provisions of the Bihar National Security Act, 2023, as well as the Arms Act, for alleged involvement in a violent incident at a bus‑stand. He sought …

Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep ChandrabanshiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Pradeep Kumar and Navin Kumar, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act for allegedly threatening an informant after drinking. They sought anticipatory bail, arguing …

Syed Eqbal Masood @ Md. Syed Eqbal MasoodversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Syed Eqbal Masood appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail by the Special Judge. The appellant, a clean‑recorded individual, alleged that the informant falsely implicated him in assault and abuse …

Bablu ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Bablu Thakur, was named in an FIR for multiple offences under the Bihar National Security Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge, prompting an appeal under …

SHAHNAWAJversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Shahnawaj, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to set aside a cognizance order dated 06‑10‑2025. He did not contest the merits of the case but requested liberty to file a bail …

BABALU @ VIMAL KISHORE PANDEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Babalu @ Vimal Kishore Pandey filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to set aside the cognizance and summons order dated 01.11.2025 passed by the Special Judge. The appellant did not wish to …

SIPAHI SINGH AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC offences, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act seeking to quash the charge sheet and summons. Their counsel did not contest the merits but requested …

INDAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Indal Singh, appealed to the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash a charge‑sheet dated 15 March 2017 and a summoning order dated 4 July 2025 issued by the Special Judge under the IPC and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellant alleged …

VIKRAM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Vikram and two others appealed against a Special Judge's order rejecting their discharge application under Section 227 Cr.P.C. The case involved charges under Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST Act and Sections 452 and 506 of the IPC. The appellants argued that the alleged insult occurred …

SUKHA @ RAFIK KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The Allahabad High Court heard Criminal Appeal No. 3016 of 2026 filed by Sukha @ Rafik Khan under Section 14‑A(1) of the SC/ST Act seeking quash of the charge‑sheet and summons relating to alleged offences under the SC/ST Act and the IPC. The appellant alleged that the case was fabricated, stemming …

RAJKUMAR PALversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The appellant Rajkumar Pal filed an appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash the Special Sessions Trial No. 23 of 2026 (State v. Rajkumar Pal) that was instituted under Sections 76, 115(2), 352, 351(2) of the B.N.S. …

JAMEER @ CHUNNOOversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Jameer @ Chunnoo, appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to quash a summons dated 13 January 2015, a non‑bailable warrant dated 6 July 2023, and the entire Special Sessions Trial …

VINOD KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Vinod Kumar appealed to the Allahabad High Court against a summoning order of a Special Judge who had taken cognizance only of offences under Sections 504 and 506 of the IPC and Section 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, despite the FIR also alleging offences under Sections 420 …

GEETA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Geeta Devi appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to quash the Special Judge’s order that dismissed her complaint under Section 203 Cr.P.C. The trial court had held that the dispute over land was …

ANJU DEVI AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed an appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash a summoning order dated 08‑08‑2024 issued by the Special Judge in a case involving offences under Sections 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections …

Akhtar khanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Akhtar Khan and Jakir Khan, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault on the informant's husband over unpaid wages. The informant claimed the …

Mithilesh Kumar Sharma @ Mithilesh SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Mithilesh Kumar Sharma and Vipul Kumar Prasad, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Sale Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and caste-based abuse during a Jio‑tagging operation. They filed an …

Dev Bhushan PandeyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appeal was filed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail to Dev Bhushan Pandey in a case involving alleged offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The appellant …

Meena DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, including Meena Devi and four male relatives, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Non-Applicable Sections (BNSS) and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant who claimed he was …

Nandkeshwar Yadav @ Bijli Yadav @ Nandkishore YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four residents of Suraundha village, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 for allegedly assaulting and abusing an informant on a motorcycle. The informant …

Deena Yadav @ Deena PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case alleging caste‑based assault and other offences. The informant claimed the appellants assaulted him and his family while he was crossing a field, citing injuries and …

Shubham Kumar @ Shubham Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Shubham Kumar, was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting and abusing the informant and his wife over a monetary dispute. The Additional …

Dhiraj Kumar Singh @ Dhiraj SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Dhiraj Kumar Singh and Shivam Kumar, were charged under several IPC provisions and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 following an FIR in which the informant alleged that the accused had visited his house, used caste slurs, demanded money …

VISHAL AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS

The petitioners sought quash of an FIR dated 10‑08‑2025 filed under IPC sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 109(1), 352, 351(3) BNS and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. The parties had reached a compromise, which was verified by the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kanpur Dehat. The State expressed no …

SHRIKANT LODHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Shrikant Lodhi, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to set aside a bail denial order dated 19 January 2026 and to obtain bail in a case involving multiple offences including assault and …

NARENDRA SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash a criminal complaint (Case No. 31/2019) that alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 325, 504, 506, 354 and Section 3(1)(dha) of the SC/ST Act. A compromise deed dated 27‑03‑2025 had been …

MADHAV @ ARJUN MINOR AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, minors, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to quash the cognizance and proceedings of a Sessions case involving offences under the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST Act. They did not …

ARVIND PANDEY @ GOLU AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, Arvind Pandey and another, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to quash the charge‑sheet, cognizance order and the entire proceedings of a Special Sessions case. They did not contest the …

BAGEDU ALIAS RAMANSH RAJ SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Bagedu alias Ramansh Raj Singh, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash a cognizance order dated 14 July 2025 issued by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Chandauli. The appellant alleged …

SAMEER GUPTA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, who are tenants of a house owned by the complainant (a lawyer), were summoned under a criminal complaint alleging assault, theft and caste‑based abuse, invoking IPC 323 and Section 3(1)(da) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The High Court …

Shivanand YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four Yadav youths, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and caste-based abuse of an informant on 26 March 2024. They sought anticipatory bail, arguing they have clean antecedents, that …

Ramu Mahto @ Ramashish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ramu Mahto and Bhundul Mahto, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Indian Penal Code for alleged caste-based assault on 16‑03‑2025. They contended that the FIR was filed five days after the …

Tutu Sharma @ Satish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of individuals surnamed Sharma, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar National Security Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged assault and other offences. They sought anticipatory bail under …

Raushan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, nine individuals from Gaya district, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against a refusal of anticipatory bail in a case alleging caste‑based assault and vandalism on 25‑9‑2024 and 26‑9‑2024. The informant claimed that a large group, including the appellants, attacked …

Aman Kumar @ Aman SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Aman Kumar, was charged under several IPC sections and Section 3(i)(r) of the SC/ST Act in connection with a violent incident alleged to have occurred on 09.08.2021. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Saran. The appellant …

HARENDRA RAI @ HARINDRA RAYversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

DISPOSED

The appellants Harendra Rai, Suchindra Rai, Abhishek Kumar and Ajit Kumar appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a Special Judge's order refusing anticipatory bail in a case alleging caste‑based assault and other offences under the Bihar Negotiable …

Bullu Yadav @ Bullu PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of villagers, were charged under Sections 191(2), 115(2) and 126(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Sale Act and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly demolishing a temple wall and assaulting …

VEDRAM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Vedram and two others appealed to quash the summoning order dated 4 October 2023 in Complaint Case No.02 of 2022 (Kumari Sarina Vs. Vedram & Others), alleging that the complaint under IPC sections 452, 354, 323, 504, 506 and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was fabricated. The …

SANJUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

Sanju appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to set aside an order of the Additional Sessions Judge that rejected his application under Section 173(4) of the BNSS. The trial court held that the …

RAJ KUMAR YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant sought quashing of the Special Judge's cognizance and summoning order in Complaint Case No.57 of 2025, alleging that the order was passed without granting the accused an opportunity of hearing as mandated by Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and violated …

HARINDRA CHAUHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Harindra Chauhan, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the charge‑sheet and cognizance order in a case involving multiple IPC offences. The appellant did not contest the merits but sought liberty to file a bail …

UMESH CHAUHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Umesh Chauhan, filed an appeal under Section 14A‑1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash a charge‑sheet dated 27‑11‑2024 and a cognizance order dated 24‑01‑2025 issued by a Special Judge. The appellant alleged that the …

NITESH KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Nitesh Kumar, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to set aside the charge sheet and related orders and, more specifically, to obtain liberty to file a bail application before the trial …

RITESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Ritesh Kumar Srivastav challenged a summoning order dated 5 June 2025 issued by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act) in Varanasi, which had proceeded against him under Sections 504 and 506 IPC and Sections 3(1)(da) and 3(1)(dha) of the SC/ST Act. The complaint alleged caste‑based abuse linked …

PAWAN KUMAR GAUTAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Pawan Kumar Gautam filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the High Court’s direction to expedite two pending applications dated 04.01.2025 and 25.08.2025 in Sessions Trial No. 714 of 2024 (State v. Hamid Ali & Another), which involve offences under IPC sections …

SAMEER SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, Sameer Singh and another, appealed under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act challenging a summoning order dated 27‑02‑2025 issued by the Special Judge, Varanasi, in case Pappu Sonkar v. Sameer Singh & Ors. The order had summoned them to face trial under IPC …

MANOJ MAHESHWARI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash and stay the criminal proceedings in Complaint Case No. 22 of 2024 (Rammoorat v. Manoj Maheshwari et al.) which involved charges under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 and the SC/ST Act. During arguments the counsel for the …

Pravindra Ray @ Praveen KumarversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioners, Pravindra Ray and co‑applicants, filed an application in the Samastipur criminal miscellaneous case against the State of Bihar and Rajiya Devi. They prayed that the application be converted into a criminal appeal under section 14(A) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Satyendra BindversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Satyendra Bind and Ravi Bind, were charged under several IPC provisions and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault on 19‑04‑2025. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge. The appellants contended …

Prashant Poddar @ Prashant KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Prashant Poddar, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Arms Act. He was not named in the FIR; his alleged involvement emerged from a confessional statement of co-accused Bhaskar Jha, who had earlier been granted …

Munna Chaudhary @ Munna ChaudhariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Munna Chaudhary was convicted in the lower court for murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and for offences under Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act. He had been in custody since June 3, 2024 and had previously been denied bail on two occasions. The appellant argued that he was …

SHRAWAN YADAV @ SHRAVAN YADAVversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellants, Shrawan Yadav and Girja Yadav, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged robbery, assault and caste‑based abuse. The trial court refused anticipatory …

Deo Kumar DubeyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant Deo Kumar Dubey appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 132, 303(2), 224 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 …

Sarupan Yadav @ Sarupam Yadav @ Saspan YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Sarupan Yadav, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged assault, robbery and caste-based abuse. He appealed the trial court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, contending that …

CHITRANJAN SHARMAversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Chitranjan Sharma, filed an application before the Patna High Court. He sought permission to convert that application into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner made …

Santosh SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, who are members of a Scheduled Caste, were accused of assault and caste-based abuse arising from a dispute over a tractor purchase. The informant alleged that the appellants forcibly took the tractor and verbally abused him using caste slurs, leading to an FIR filed 78 days after the …

Alok KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four brothers from Mahamdpur, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a man and his nephew and snatching a chain, with the complainant alleging caste-based abuse. They applied for anticipatory bail, but the …

Baby Devi @ Bhuna DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Baby Devi and Priyanka Kumari, appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The informant alleged that the appellants had stolen her mobile, assaulted her, and taken jewellery …

Ranjana DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of the Mandal family, appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the lower court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case alleging caste‑based assault, murder‑attempt and …

ADITYA AJAYKUMAR CHOKSIversusHONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

The petitioner, a practicing advocate, filed a petition under Article 226 challenging a 2019 instruction that successive bail-related criminal appeals under the SC/ST Atrocities Act, Juvenile Justice Act and NIA Act be listed before a different bench than the one that decided the earlier bail …

Dipu Kumar Ray @ Dipu YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, three brothers, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged caste-based abuse, assault with a rod and a sharp weapon, and other offences. The Special Judge had …

Shital RaiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Shital Rai and his sons, appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking anticipatory bail after a lower court refused it. The case arose from a land‑dispute in which the informant’s …

Rajan Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, an 18‑year‑old named Rajan Kumar Sah, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and caste‑based abuse arising from a dispute over mango plucking. He applied for …

Sunil YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Sunil Yadav and Nagina Yadav appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case under the SC/ST Act where the informant alleged caste‑based assault and lathi‑chase stemming from a land dispute. The appellants contended they have clean antecedents, the FIR was filed three days …

KAPIL KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Kapil Kumar was charged under Sections 302, 201 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act for the alleged murder of his father, Sheeshpal, which the prosecution claimed was a homicide disguised as a road accident. Subsequent investigations, including a Special Investigation Team report …

Mamtaz Khan @ Mumtaz KhanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based assault, robbery and humiliation of the …

Manju DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants Manju Devi, Rohit Kumar and Abhishek Kumar appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a trial court order refusing anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault, caste‑based abuse and theft of a mangalsutra. They contended that the FIR …

Raushan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Raushan Kumar, was charged with murder under IPC section 302 and an offence under section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. He applied for anticipatory bail under section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, which was denied by the Special Judge. The appellant argued that he had a clean record and was …

Pritam GiriversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four members of the Giri family, appealed against a Special Judge's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case registered under several IPC offences (sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (section …

Anjay Kumar @ Anjoy Kumar @ Ajay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Anjay Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 420, 406, 323, 504 and Section 3(x)(r) of the SC/ST Act for alleged caste‑based abuse during a money dispute. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge. On appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, the …

Yugesh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four Yadavs, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the trial court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving offences under the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act, 2023 and the SC/ST Act. …

Rajeev Yadav @ Rajiv YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rajeev Yadav, was charged under several sections of the Bihar National Security Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged offences including assault and caste-based abuse. He applied for anticipatory bail under Section …

Md. JilaniversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The Patna High Court heard two bail appeals (Cr. Appeal SJ No.786/2026 and No.1107/2026) arising from the same police case involving the kidnapping and murder of a 12‑year‑old boy for a ransom of Rs.45 lakh. The appellants, Md. Jilani and Md. Nazruddin Sah, were charged under Sections 139 and 140(3) …

Md. Nazruddin SahversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The Patna High Court heard two bail appeals (Cr. Appeal SJ No.786/2026 and No.1107/2026) arising from the same police case involving the kidnapping and murder of a 12‑year‑old boy for a ransom of Rs.45 lakh. The appellants, Md. Jilani and Md. Nazruddin Sah, were charged under Sections 139 and 140(3) …

Ajay YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, Ajay Yadav and Duly Yadav, were charged under several provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the BNS, 2023 for allegedly assaulting Gita Devi and others with rods and lathis, causing head injuries. They sought anticipatory …

Ramshwruf Yadav @ Ramshwrup YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, four Yadav brothers, were charged under several IPC sections and Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly entering a woman’s house, assaulting her and her daughter‑in‑law and snatching an earring on 31‑01‑2015. They …

VIMAL KUMAR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Vimal Kumar and Ramsajivan appealed against an order of the Special Judge granting anticipatory bail in a case under Sections 304 and 328 of the IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellants sought to set aside the order and also requested …

AMRESH PANDITversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for allegedly assaulting and abusing a Scheduled Caste woman in an agricultural field at night. The appellant contended that the "public view" element required by Section …

MD. Saif @ Saif Shahid @ Md. Saif ShahidversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Md Saif Shahid, was charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged caste‑based abuse, demolition of a boundary wall, and extortion in a land dispute. He sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the …

Munna SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Munna Singh and Abhijeet Prakash, appealed under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge's refusal to grant regular bail in a case involving murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy under multiple IPC …

Nitish Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Nitish Kumar Singh, appealed against an order dated 28‑11‑2025 in which the Special Judge (SC/ST) in Nalanda framed charges against him under Sections 140(3), 352, 351(2) of the Bihar Naxalites Suppression Act, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and …

Rinku DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Rinku Devi appealed against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge who had rejected her anticipatory bail application in a case registered under Sections 467, 468, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act. She sought pre‑arrest bail, but the respondent argued that …

Kumar Rahul @ Kanhaiya SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, two brothers, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act, 2023 for allegedly intimidating and obstructing a woman (the informant) from constructing a house on land she …

Subhankar Kumar @ Subhenkar KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Subhankar Kumar, a driver, was implicated in a case filed under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, based on a dispute over a Rs.4.10 lakh loan allegedly taken by the accused. The informant claimed caste-based abuse …

Golu Raj @ Golu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Golu Raj, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for an alleged firing incident in which no one was injured. The Special Judge had rejected his prayer for bail, …

Raghunath MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Raghunath Mandal, was implicated in a dowry‑related homicide where the informant’s daughter was allegedly killed after refusing a dowry demand. The FIR charges the appellant along with others under Sections 85, 80, 238 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and Sections …

Sitaram MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Sitaram Mahto, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC sections for allegedly assaulting a child and using caste-based slurs. He sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, arguing that he has a clean record, the FIR was filed …

Ganauri Yadav @ Gendhari Yadav @ Genari YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four Yadavs from Sangrampur, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged assault and caste-based abuse while intoxicated. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was …

Vikash Kumar Yadav @ Abhishek SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail. They contended that they have clean antecedents and that the FIR contains vague, omnibus allegations of caste-based …

FIROZversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Firoz applied for bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 203 of 2025) involving charges under the IPC, POCSO Act and SC/ST Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated. He argued that the FIR was filed five hours after the alleged incident, there was no medical evidence, and the victim’s statements were …

AKASH CHAUHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant, Akash Chauhan, filed a bail application in a case involving offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the POCSO Act, claiming innocence and a lack of criminal history. He had been in custody for 16 months since December 2024. The trial …

JITENDRA BHATIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, a Scheduled Caste medical student, filed an application under Section 173(4) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita seeking registration of a cognizable offence under the SC/ST Act after being assaulted and threatened on campus. The Special Judge treated the application as a …

OM PRAKASHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Om Prakash, appealed a trial court order that rejected his application under Section 173(4) of the BNSS, filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The dispute concerned a boundary wall and pillar, with a related civil suit pending, and …

Aditya RajversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Aditya Raj, was charged with murder and related offences under Sections 109, 3(5) and 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Special Judge had refused bail on 3 November 2025. On …

Sanjeet @ Sanjeet Kumar @ Lotha KumarversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Sanjeet Kumar and Budhan Rai appealed against the rejection of their bail application in a case involving alleged assault, injury, and caste-based abuse under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences. They argued that the notice served on the second respondent …

UJWAL KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Ujwal Kumar, was charged under Sections 25(1‑b)a and 26 of the Arms Act and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly threatening a neighbour with a country‑made pistol during a land‑irrigation dispute. He applied for …

OM PRAKASH GUPTAversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case arising from a neighbour dispute over a drain. The FIR alleged that Pintu Kumar assaulted the informant with a knife, causing a head …

Balram MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Balram Mahto was charged under several IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged theft and caste‑based abuse in a shop on 4‑5 June 2024. He sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, arguing that the allegations were …

Saheb Alam @ Saheb HussainversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, five brothers from Gopalganj, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Non‑Serious (BNS) Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant and others, using caste slurs and causing injuries. A …

Radhe Yadav @ Harsh RajversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault and caste‑based abuse. The appellants argued that the notice was validly served …

Prince KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Prince Kumar, was charged under several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged caste-based abuse and assault on a police informant. He filed an appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of the …

ANSHU PATEL @ ANSHU KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Anshu Patel, was implicated in a case involving alleged robbery, assault and caste-based abuse, with charges under several IPC sections and the SC/ST Act. He sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, claiming he was not present at the …

SANTOSH KUMAR SHARMA @ SANTOSH SHARMAversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Santosh Kumar Sharma appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case registered under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34 and SC/ST Act sections 3(i)(r)(s). The appellant claimed he was falsely implicated over a trivial dispute about plucking mangoes and argued that the FIR was vague, …

AMRESH RAI @ AMRESH KUMAR RAYversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Amresh Rai and Shivam Kumar Ray appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They were charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 34 and SC/ST Act sections 3(i)(r)(s) for allegedly assaulting an informant who claimed they blocked …

SUBHASH CHANDRA GUPTAversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

Subhash Chandra Gupta appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 379 of the IPC and several provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The trial court had denied bail on 18‑11‑2021. The appellant …

Anant SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Anant Sah and his son Manish Kumar, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act for alleged assault on a minor named Aman. They applied for anticipatory bail, but the Special Court refused, …

SAURABH VERMA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Saurabh Verma and two others appealed to quash a summoning order issued by the Special Judge in a case alleging offences under the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They contended that the FIR was fabricated, filed after an unreasonable delay, and motivated by a …

KHALIDversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Khalid, deposited Rs.2,00,000 as bail surety and later furnished fresh sureties and a personal bond as ordered by the court. He applied to the trial court for release of the deposited amount, but the application was rejected on the ground that the case had been committed to the …

ABHISHEK @ ABHISHEK KUMAR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioners Abhishek Kumar and another filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 28‑01‑2026 and the subsequent charge sheet filed under various provisions of the B.N.S. and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The State argued …

PRADEEP KUMAR DUBEY AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P.AND ANOTHER

The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 10315 of 2009, which involved offences under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act. During the pendency of the trial, a compromise deed was …

Jaleshwar MahatoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Jaleshwar Mahato, was charged under multiple IPC offences and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with a 2023 case. He appealed the trial court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail, arguing that he was not an accused in a related earlier case and that …

Raushan Kumar @ Prafull KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Raushan Kumar, was charged in a 2019 FIR for multiple offences under the IPC and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He contended that the FIR did not specifically allege his participation, noting that co‑accused Jangali Singh and Lalu Kumar had …

Raj Kumar Yadav @ Raj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Raj Kumar Yadav, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable and Settlement Code, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant by dragging him with a towel around the neck. The trial court …

VASIST SAH @ VASIST KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vasist Kumar was charged under several IPC provisions and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly stopping a motorcycle, insulting the victims on caste grounds, assaulting them and snatching a gold chain. The appellant contended that the FIR was filed …

Kumar Roshan @ Roshan YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Kumar Roshan Yadav, was charged under several IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant with caste slurs and physical violence. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Additional …

Sukhal Sah @ Balendra SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Sukhal Sah, was charged under several provisions of the Bihar National Security Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant with a sword. The Special Judge had refused bail, prompting the appellant …

Priyalata Kumari @ Priya @ Premlata KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants – Priyalata Kumari, Baby Kumari and Shashi Kiran Devi – were charged under sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly taking a large sum of money from a complainant on false pretences and …

Chandra Kant @ Chandra Kant KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Chandra Kant, was implicated in a land fraud case where the informant alleged that he, along with others, defrauded him of about Rs. 49 lakh and later threatened him with caste‑based abuse. The appellant contended that he was falsely implicated due to village politics and that the FIR …

Vinay Kumar @ Vinayak KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Vinay Kumar and Purushotam Dubey, were charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting a person and abusing him on the basis of caste during a protest. They applied for …

Manish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Manish Kumar appealed against the Exclusive Special Judge's order rejecting his anticipatory bail in a case registered under sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that Kumar was involved in a dispute over a land sale where a sum of Rs.2,91,000 was …

Usha DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants Usha Devi, Jyoti Ram and Guddu Ram were accused in a 2018 FIR of assaulting and caste‑based abuse against informant Panchalo Devi over a disputed Gairmajarua land. The FIR alleged offences under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellants argued …

LALBABU SAHNIversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Lalbabu Sahni and Bittu Sahni were charged under multiple IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in connection with a police scuffle. The trial court refused their prayer for anticipatory bail. They appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST …

Sagir Mian @ Md. Sagir @ SagirversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Sagir, Salik and Sadaruddin, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for allegedly assaulting an informant and his family over a land dispute, with accusations of caste-based abuse. They sought anticipatory bail, which was denied by the …

Md. Sabir @ Md. SarikversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Sagir, Salik and Sadaruddin, were charged under several IPC offences and sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act arising from a land‑dispute incident in which the informant alleged caste‑based abuse and assault at his house on 24 July …

Masud Parvez @ Masud ParwezversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and IPC for allegedly assaulting a complainant over a land dispute, with the complaint alleging caste-based abuse. They contended that the allegations were false, stemming from a family land partition dispute, and that a …

Meghnath PanditversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants appealed against the trial court's denial of pre‑arrest bail under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST Act. The FIR alleged that they had slated an informant on the basis of his caste, assaulted him and outraged his wife's modesty, and that the informant had kidnapped the appellant's …

Baleshwar Mahto @ Vinod MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, six members of the Mahto family, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Sale Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and using caste-based slurs during a land dispute. They contended …

Shankar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, six Yadavs from Uchaila village, appealed against an order dated 26‑09‑2025 of the Special Court (SC/ST) in Sasaram which dealt with offences under the BNS and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that the informant was …

Laldev PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Laldev Prasad and his son Santosh Kumar, were charged under several provisions of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly abusing a money‑demanding informant at …