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

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Ramesh SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ramesh Sah and Asha Devi, appealed against their detention in a case involving alleged kidnapping of a woman and caste‑based abuse, charged under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the Bihar Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Sections 3(1)(s) and 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. …

Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar RaiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Santosh Rai appealed to the Patna High Court seeking anticipatory bail after being charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting a villager with an iron rod and abusing his caste in a …

Rupesh Kumar @ Rupesh PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellants appealed to the Patna High Court seeking bail and setting aside a trial court order dated 13-10-2025 in a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the accused assaulted an informant …

Ankit Kumar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Ankit Kumar Sharma, appealed to the Patna High Court against the Special Judge's order refusing bail in a case under the SC/ST Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The prosecution alleges that the appellant, along with a co‑accused named Vikash, rode a bike and shot the deceased, who …

Nitesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Nitesh Kumar, was arrested on 15 January 2026 in connection with a case registered under Mahila Police Station for alleged sexual relations with a 15‑year‑old girl. He faces charges under Sections 126, 115(2), 64, 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sections 4 and 6 of the …

Shobha DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were charged under IPC sections 323 and 354 and Sections 3(x) and 3(xi) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and abusing a Scheduled Caste woman during a land dispute. The Special Court had taken cognizance of the offences, but the appellants sought …

RAM DARASH GOND AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants were summoned under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and IPC for allegedly assaulting the complainant and his son with lathi and iron rods and using caste‑related insults during a land‑possession dispute that is pending before a civil court. The appellants argued that the …

Gudiya Devi @ Gudiya KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a Special Judge's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged caste‑based abuse and offences under the IPC. They argued they had clean antecedents, were falsely implicated by the …

Pappu ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of Chaudhary family members, were charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST Act for alleged caste‑based assault, lathi beating, and theft of a gold locket. They contended that the FIR was vague, the allegations were omnibus, and they were falsely implicated, noting the …

Umesh SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Umesh Sahani appealed against the denial of bail in a case involving charges of murder, evidence tampering, and robbery under Sections 302, 201, 392 and 34 of the IPC, as well as provisions of the SC/ST Act. He had been in judicial custody since September 2022, and his earlier bail application was …

DHANJI BHIMJI AHIRversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The appellant, Dhanji Bhimji Ahir (accused No.2), filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC seeking to quash the order of the Additional Sessions Judge that rejected his discharge application under Section 227. The case arose from the alleged murder and arson of Pratapbhai …

BIMLA DEVIversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER

ALLOWED

The appellants, Bimla Devi, Bhim Kumar and Chhotu Kumar, 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 FIR …

SUDHIR PANDEY @ MANTU PANDEYversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Sudhir Pandey, filed an application in the Patna High Court arising from a 2018 case in Nawada. The petitioner sought relief, and the matter was listed before Justice Praveen Kumar. The court directed that the application be converted into a criminal appeal under section 14A(1) of …

SHYAM NARAIN SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shyam Narain Singh was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abusing and assaulting Saroj Devi after a dispute over a stray cow that damaged his wheat field. The trial court rejected his anticipatory bail application on …

Nirmal Kumar Singh @ Nirmal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioners, Nirmal Kumar Singh and Shrawan Kumar Singh, filed an application arising from PS case No. 997 of 2022 in Bhagalpur. The matter was before the Patna High Court before Justice Praveen Kumar. The court directed the petitioner's counsel to convert the pending application into a criminal …

Nirbhay Tiwari @ Nirbhay Kumar TiwariversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Nirbhay Tiwari, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault and caste‑based harassment. The FIR alleged that the appellant and another person assaulted the …

Nazea Begam @ Rizwana KhatoonversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant on 5 August 2024. They contended that the FIR was false, that there was no specific allegation of abuse …

Krish Singh @ Krish Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Krish Singh and others, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting the informant's son at a bus stand. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the 1st Additional …

Krishn Kumar @ Krishn Kumar RamversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, Krishn Kumar, Sarswati Devi and Ranjit Kumar, were implicated in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the death of a pregnant woman, Manisha Kumari, and her still‑born child, alleged to have occurred at an illegal nursing home …

Lalti Devi @ Lalti KumariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, a group of individuals including two women, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Indian Penal Code for alleged assault on the informant's family. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was …

Vishal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Vishal Kumar, appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail by the Additional District and Sessions Judge. The informant alleged that on 1 July 2023 the …

PRAMOD KUMAR SHRIVASTAVAversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Pramod Kumar Shrivastava and his son Prakash Kumar Shrivastava, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged fraud involving a Rs.1,00,000 payment to send the informant's brother to Malaysia, which …

BHOLA SINGH @ DHANANJAY KUMAR SINGHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellants, three residents of Dharipur, were charged under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and abusing an informant on caste grounds. They filed an appeal …

Chandra Shekhar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants – Chandra Shekhar Yadav, his wife Sanju Devi and relative Lukhi Devi – were charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 506 and 34 and Section 3(1)(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting the informant Mira Devi over a land dispute. The police …

Kuldeep Yadav @ Subhash Kumar NiralaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, six members of the Yadav family, 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 his labourer and for extorting money. They contended that the FIR was …

Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar @ Kumar ChandanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Chandan Yadav, was charged under several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Substances (BNS) Act, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, including sections relating to assault and caste-based abuse. He applied for anticipatory bail, …

Dhiraj PanditversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants 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 extortion, assault, and caste‑based abuse. The appeal was withdrawn for appellants Dhiraj Pandit and Chandan Kumar, and those …

Viresh Singh @ Biresh Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Viresh Singh, a government teacher, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for the murder of the informant's husband, allegedly as a conspirator with Balindra Prasad. The FIR primarily implicates Balindra Prasad, with the appellant’s …

Zakari Yadav @ Jhakari Yadav @ Zakari SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Zakari Yadav, was charged with murder under Sections 103, 238(a) and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Special Judge had rejected his bail application, relying primarily on a confessional statement in which …

BABLOO SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, Babloo Singh and two others, filed a criminal appeal challenging a complaint lodged against them under Sections 3(1)(da), 3(1)(dha) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act, along with several IPC offences. The complaint alleged that an incident occurred on 20‑07‑2023 inside the house of the …

Raj Narayan SahversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioners, a group of residents from Hariharpur village, were charged under Sections 3(i)(r)(s)(w) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. They filed an application seeking to convert the proceeding into a criminal appeal under Section …

Aarti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, five residents of Kushar Purwari village, appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act seeking anticipatory bail after a trial court had taken cognizance of offences alleged in a land‑dispute case, despite a police final report …

Md. Hamza @ Abu HamzaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The Patna High Court heard an appeal 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 to four accused charged with offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The appellants argued that …

Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Ranjeet Kumar, appealed under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the Special Judge's order rejecting his bail application in a case involving multiple offences including assault, robbery and offences under the …

Ravi Kumar RamversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Ravi Kumar Ram, was charged under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged participation in a mob assault that resulted in the death of an informant's wife and …

Saurabh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Saurabh Kumar, was charged in a case arising from the murder of an informant's son, alleged to have been shot by co‑accused Md. Abdul Rahman. The appellant contended that his name did not appear in the FIR and that he was only implicated during investigation, with no overt act alleged …

SHISHUPAL AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The appellants were convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 323, 34, 504, 506 and Section 3(1)(10) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting a Chamar victim in 2002. The trial court sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of one to three years and imposed fines. The …

SHISHUPAL AND 2 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The appellants Shishupal and two others were convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 323/34, 504, 506 and Section 3(1)(10) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting a Dalit complainant and using caste slurs. They were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment with fines, all …

Om Narayan Singh @ Om Narayan PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Om Narayan Singh, was denied bail by the Special Judge under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in a case involving alleged offences of rioting, assault, and other IPC crimes, as well as sections of the SC/ST Act. The prosecution alleged that the appellant disturbed the …

Amar Prakash SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Amar Prakash Sharma, filed an application seeking to convert his petition into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, specifically invoking section 14(A)(1). The learned counsel for the petitioner requested that the …

Munna Quraishi @ Munna MiyaversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, ten individuals from the Quraishi family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with an alleged caste‑based assault on Sugandhi Devi. They appealed the Special Judge’s refusal to grant …

Dinesh Kumar @ Dinesh PatelversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Dinesh Kumar, was charged with murder and related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST Act. The prosecution alleged that the appellant participated in a criminal conspiracy that led to the death of the informant's father, supported by CCTV footage, call …

Shankar PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, seven residents of Laxman Tola, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for allegedly assaulting and robbing an informant on 22 November 2023. They sought anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge, prompting an appeal under …

Mithlesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Mithlesh Kumar was arrested in connection with a murder case (IPC sections 302, 201, 34) and an offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. The trial court had earlier denied regular bail, allowing a re‑application after six months. The petitioner argued that no prosecution witness had been …

Baijnath YadavversusThe State of Bihar And others

ALLOWED

The appellants Baijnath Yadav, Sarita Devi and Navjeevan Anand appealed against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The informant alleged that the appellants, after a petroleum retail licence was cancelled, assaulted …

JAI RAM SHARMA @ JAYRA SHARMAversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

DISPOSED

The case involves eight members of the Sharma family accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Nagarik Suraksha Act, 2023 for alleged assault and molestation of an informant and her relatives on 24 May 2025. The …

Surendra YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Surendra Yadav, was charged under several provisions of the Bihar Penal Code, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant and using caste slurs. The informant claimed that nine accused, including the …

Radhika DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, five individuals including three women, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Sale (BNSS) for alleged kidnapping and caste-based abuse of a minor girl. The informant claimed the …

Amit Kumar @ Amit GiriversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Patna High Court heard two criminal appeals (SJ No.4051/2025 and SJ No.4753/2025) filed by Amit, Ajit and Ankit Giri and by Santosh Giri respectively, seeking anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after a Special Judge …

Sunil Ray @ Sunil Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Sunil Ray (appellant) was charged under Section 105 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly injecting medicines into the wife of informant Nand Lal Nat, leading to her death. The appellant …

Chandan kumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Chandan Kumar appealed against the order dated 16.08.2024 that denied him anticipatory bail in a case alleging kidnapping of the informant's daughter and caste‑based harassment under IPC sections 363, 366A, 34 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, …

Santosh GiriversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants – Amit, Ajit and Ankit Giri – were charged under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting the informant, his daughter and mother‑in‑law on 14 May 2025, allegedly motivated by prior …

Birandra YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Birandra Yadav, was charged with murder under Sections 103, 238(a) and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, and his bail application was rejected by the Special Judge. He contended that he was falsely implicated, there were no eyewitnesses, …

AJAY HIRANAND RAGHANIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

The accused, Ajay Hiranand Raghani, filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash FIR No.11191046230259 (2023) and a pending Special ATRO case. The FIR alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 427, 294(b), 506(2), Gujarat Police Act section …

Manoj PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Manoj Prasad, a 61‑year‑old resident of East Champaran, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a FIR that primarily accused four other persons of raping a minor and related offences. The FIR also alleged that the petitioner, belonging to a Scheduled Caste, abused the informant, but …

Rahul MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, members of the Mandal family, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for alleged caste‑based assault and abuse of an informant and her family on 10‑Nov‑2024. The trial court had refused anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the …

Pushpa DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Pushpa Devi and Anurag Kumar, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant who claimed she was subjected to caste-based abuse after an …

Raj Narayan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, three brothers, were charged under several IPC offences and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with a land‑sale dispute that allegedly involved caste‑based abuse. They sought anticipatory bail after the Special Judge refused it. The appellants …

Suresh dasversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of brothers and relatives, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act for alleged assault, robbery and other offences on 15 August 2024. They applied for …

SMT RUBYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The appellant, Smt. Ruby, 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 Special Judge’s order rejecting her application under Section 173(4) of the BNSS. The High Court noted that the same facts …

RAJA RAM AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants challenged a summoning order issued by the Special Judge under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, arguing that the FIR was filed with a one‑day delay, that no assault or caste‑based insult was proved, and that the trial court ignored medical evidence. The respondents contended …

Amit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Amit Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 420, 120B and 406 and under Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly cheating a woman and her sister‑in‑law. He applied for anticipatory bail under Section …

Rakesh Singh @ Rakesh Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rakesh Singh, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several sections of the Bihar National Security Act for alleged assault and theft. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge. On appeal, the …

RAVINDRA MALAH @ RAVINDRA KUMAR @ RABINDRA MALAHversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, three brothers from Durgapur, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for an alleged caste‑based assault that occurred on 24‑12‑2019. The FIR was lodged on 25‑02‑2020 after a complaint was filed on …

Budhhan MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, four brothers from Khurdkol village, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and abusing a woman, Malti Devi, during a land dispute. They applied for anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act, …

BIPIN BIHARI SINGH @ BIPIN SINGH @ VIPIN SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appeal challenges the order of a Special Court that took cognizance of offences under the SC/ST Act against the appellants for allegedly assaulting the informant and using caste slurs during a land dispute. The court examined whether the alleged abuse was motivated by the victim's Scheduled …

Arti Devi @ Arti KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Arti Devi and her brothers Uday and Vijai Sharma, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting the informant and misappropriating furniture. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was …

Umesh Prasad Gupta @ Umesh SahversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Umesh Prasad Gupta, filed a petition arising from a 2018 police case in Patna seeking relief under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the petition be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) …

Arsahid Alam @ Pappu MiyaversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Arsahid Alam, filed an application in the Patna High Court arising from a criminal miscellaneous case concerning an alleged offence under the SC/ST Act. The petitioner sought relief, and counsel for him requested permission to convert the pending application into a criminal appeal …

Dhan Sunder RaiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, members of the Rai family, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for alleged caste‑based assault and abuse that allegedly occurred on 20‑06‑2012. A charge‑sheet was filed in 2013, cognizance was taken, and a non‑bailable warrant was …

Sunil KumarversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner, Sunil Kumar, filed an application seeking liberty to challenge the order of cognizance taken by a Special Court under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petitioner argued that the Special Court had improperly …

Rohit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioners, Rohit Kumar and Rahul Kumar, filed an application before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and Parmila Devi. The application sought relief concerning alleged offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The learned counsel …

Golu Goswami @ Saurav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, Golu Goswami and Mithun Mandal, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for offences including sections 105 and 3(5) as well as sections 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(V), following the death of the informant’s son. The informant alleged …

Rajnish Singh @ Rajnish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rajnish Singh, was charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly causing a road accident involving his vehicle and threatening the victim's family. He contended that he was falsely implicated, did not …

RAJESHWAR RAIversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC and Arms Act provisions for a land‑related violent incident, appealed a trial court order that refused them anticipatory bail. One appellant died during the pendency, and the court permitted withdrawal of his …

PRINCE SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for allegedly forcibly ploughing a landowner’s field, assaulting his son with a knife, injuring another person with a club, and threatening family members with a gun. They filed an appeal under …

Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Kumar GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Chandan Kumar and Ranjan Kumar, were charged with murder and an offence under the SC/ST Act for allegedly stabbing the complainant’s son. They sought bail, arguing that the charge‑sheet lacked any eye‑witness, that the allegations were vague and did not specify any caste‑based abuse, …

Gayatri DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Gayatri Devi and Nibha Devi, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Bihar Daan Act for allegedly murdering the husband of informant Samudri Devi and attempting to burn her. They contended that they were falsely implicated due …

Nibha Devi @ Nibha KumariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Gayatri Devi and Nibha Devi, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Bihar Daan Act for allegedly murdering the husband of informant Samudri Devi and attempting to burn her. They contended that they were falsely implicated due …

Arjun PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Arjun Paswan and Nitish Kumar Yadav were convicted under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act for allegedly firing at and causing the death of the complainant's son. They contended that the FIR primarily implicated another accused, Md. …

Amit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Amit Kumar, was charged with assaulting Chotu Kumar using an iron rod and allegedly abusing him with caste slurs, resulting in multiple injuries. The charges were under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …

Nitish Kumar Yadav @ Nitish YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Arjun Paswan and Nitish Kumar Yadav were convicted under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act for allegedly firing at and causing the death of the complainant's son. They contended that the FIR primarily implicated another accused, Md. …

SHARDA DEVI @ SHARDHA DEVIversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Sharda Devi was arrested in connection with a murder and alleged attempt to burn the informant Samudri Devi, offences alleged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Bihar Daan Act. The Special Judge had refused bail on 23 September 2025. The appellant …

Akhilesh Yadav@Akhilesh KumarversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Akhilesh Yadav and his wife, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault, caste abuse, and theft under several IPC sections and provisions of the SC/ST Act. They argued that …

Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Kumar SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Pawan Kumar, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code in connection with an alleged kidnapping of a minor girl. He contended that he has a clean record, the allegations were …

Manish Kumar @ Manish Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Manish Kumar appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act seeking anticipatory bail after a lower court refused it. He was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 379, 353 and SC/ST Act sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(va) for allegedly assaulting a …

PRABHAT PANDEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Prabhat Pandey, filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to quash the charge-sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case filed under various provisions of the SC/ST Act and other offences. He alleged false implication, lack of credible evidence, and unfair investigation. …

Sugan Kumar @ Sugan KaharversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Sugan Kumar, was charged under several IPC sections, the Arms Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and firing incidents. He appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory …

CHUNNU SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four individuals from East Champaran, appealed to the Patna High Court 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, robbery and …

RINKU YADAV @ JAY KRISHNA YADAV @ JAYKRISHNA KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rinku Yadav, appealed 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 involving alleged offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The appellant claimed a clean …

Chunnu Lal @ Mritunjay Kumar @ Chunnu SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Chunnu Lal and Ayush Kumar, were charged under several provisions of the Bihar Penal Code, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant on the basis of his caste. They applied for anticipatory bail, …

Akhilesh Kumar @ Akhilesh ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Akhilesh Kumar was charged under several IPC sections and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST Act for allegedly assaulting Shiv Kumar Ram on 2 September 2023, using caste slurs and causing head injuries. The appellant argued that the FIR was lodged after an unjustified ten‑day delay, that the charge …

DILIP KUMAR @ DILIP YADAVversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

DISPOSED

The appellant, Dilip Kumar Yadav, was charged under several IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly disturbing a school, filming girls and using caste slurs. He contended that the allegations were false, that the informant – the school …

Umesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Umesh Kumar appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the exclusive Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case registered under several IPC provisions and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) …

Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Pankaj Singh, was charged under several IPC provisions and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abducting an informant, attempting a bank robbery, and assaulting him. The trial court refused his prayer for anticipatory bail, prompting …

Ajay Kumar Yadav @ Ajay Yadav @ JhulwaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were convicted by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Samastipur, for gang rape under Section 376D IPC, along with charges under the IT Act and SC/ST Act, and sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the Patna High Court examined the evidence, noting a 13‑day delay …

Luv Kumar @ ChhotuversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were convicted by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Samastipur, for gang rape under Section 376D IPC, along with charges under the IT Act and SC/ST Act, and sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the Patna High Court examined the evidence, noting a 13‑day delay …

Sonu Singh @ Sonu Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were convicted by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Samastipur, for gang rape under Section 376D IPC, along with charges under the IT Act and SC/ST Act, and sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the Patna High Court examined the evidence, noting a 13‑day delay …

ANIRUDH MAHATOversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four Mahato individuals, were charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 379, 504/34 and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and robbing a co‑villager while using caste slurs. The Special Judge had rejected their anticipatory bail …

Amit Kumar @ Santji @ Amit Kumar KhanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were convicted by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Samastipur, for gang rape under Section 376D IPC, receiving 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The prosecution's case relied solely on the victim's testimony, which was recorded 13 days after the alleged incident, and lacked …

SANJAY YADAVversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of Yadavs, were charged under several IPC sections and Section 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and abusing his caste name, with the informant's wife also said to have been assaulted by a co‑accused. The appellants contended that the specific …

BRIJENDRA SAO @ BIJENDRA SAWversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Brijendra Sao, Bijay Sao and Dipul Sao, were charged under IPC sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 504 and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting informant Vimal Paswan and his son during a land‑possession dispute. They applied for …

Prem Prakash Prasad @ Prem PrakashversusThe State Of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Prem Prakash Prasad, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly colluding to withdraw Rs.2.10 lakh deposited by the complainant in a bank and for abusing her with caste-based slurs. The complainant claimed the money was …

Guddu Miya @ Md. Ejaj MansuriversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of individuals from Dadar Kolhua, appealed against a refusal of anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged atrocities under the SC/ST Act and several serious offences under the Bihar Penal Code. They contended that the notice served on the second respondent was valid but …

Ratan Yadav @ Ratan Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ratan Yadav and Rupesh Yadav, were charged with firing weapons that injured Madan Paswan and Lalo Devi and were also alleged to have used caste-based abusive language, invoking Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act. The trial court refused bail, citing the seriousness of the …

Tuntun SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Patna High Court heard multiple criminal appeals filed by seven accused who had been convicted under Section 376D of the IPC for alleged gang rape, along with charges under the IT Act and the SC/ST Act. The prosecution’s case rested solely on the testimony of the victim‑prosecutrix, who failed …

Rockey Kumar @ Rocky KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rockey Kumar, was charged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting a complainant with an iron rod and using caste-based abusive language. The complainant claimed …

RAMESHBHAI NAGJIBHAI DESAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The original complainant filed a criminal revision application under Sections 397 and 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code challenging the acquittal of accused persons in a case filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The applicant sought permission …

SMT SUMITRA DEVIversusSTATE OF UP AND 6 OTHERS

The appellant, Smt. Sumitra Devi, filed an application under Section 173(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (BNSS) invoking Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST Act, alleging simple assault. The Special Judge rejected the application on the ground that no written complaint was filed with the SHO and no …

BHANU MAURYA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Bhanu Maurya and another were charged under sections 323, 504, 506, 452 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(X) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 based on an FIR filed by an informant who claimed to belong to a Scheduled Caste. They filed a …

MOHIT YADAV AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants Mohit Yadav and another appealed under Section 14‑A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against a cognizance and summoning order dated 21‑April‑2022 that had been issued in a case involving alleged molestation of the complainant's …

ANIL KUMAR DUBEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Anil Kumar Dubey, was charged under Section 14‑A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly threatening a woman who claimed to be his brother's first wife and for using casteist slurs. The FIR alleged that the appellant, together …

PARAS NATH PATEL @ PARAS NATHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Paras Nath Patel appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14‑A(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act seeking to quash the trial court’s cognizance order, non‑bailable warrant and charge sheet in a case that alleged offences under IPC Sections 419, 420, 406, 504 and SC/ST Act …

AZAM QURAISHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Azam Quraishi sought a passport but his application was held up because he is implicated in a criminal case under several IPC offences and provisions of the SC/ST Act. He relied on the Allahabad High Court’s earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar, which held that mere pendency of a …

Bijendra SinghversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

Petitioner Bijendra Singh filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking to convert the pending application into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petitioner, represented by advocates Sanjay Prasad and Monika Singh, …

Shashi Singh @ Shashi Bhushan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Shashi Singh, was charged under several IPC offences (307, 379, 341, 323, 504, 143) and sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 2(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with an alleged assault and robbery at the complainant's residence. He applied for anticipatory bail, which …

Usha DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Usha Devi, a supervisor in the CDPO office, was accused by her superior of abusing her on a phone call and attempting to assault her on 27 May 2025. The FIR, filed on 4 June 2025, alleged offences under the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) …

Mantu Tiwari @ Maruti Nandan TiwariversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Mantu Tiwari, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs. 22,000 in connection with a land mutation dispute. He sought anticipatory bail, arguing his clean antecedents, that a co‑accused government servant …

Naresh Kumar Gope @ Naresh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Naresh Kumar Gope, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly taking a government‑installed solar light from the complainant’s house, abusing her and assaulting her son. He sought anticipatory bail under Section …

Ranjan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ranjan Kumar and Pankaj Kumar, were charged under multiple provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with a dispute over a vehicle purchase where the informant alleged caste-based abuse. The informants claimed that after a …

Ram Pukar Mahto @ Pukar MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Ram Pukar Mahto, was charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a victim, invoking his caste name, and causing the victim's death. He had been in judicial custody since 25 January 2025 …

Nilam DeviversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Nilam Devi, Amit Kumar, Sumit Kumar and Parmanand Singh, appealed against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act. The informant, Brajesh Paswan, alleged that the appellants assaulted him, used caste slurs, attempted to strangle …

Mukesh SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Mukesh Sahani appealed against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He was charged under IPC sections 420, 406, 504 and 506 and SC/ST Act sections 3(i), (r) and (s) for allegedly not …

Santosh Yadav @ Santosh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, Santosh Yadav, Mohan Yadav and Amla Devi, 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 FIR alleged that the informant, Sanju Devi, was abused and threatened by the …

Lal Babu SahversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioners, five residents of Baswaria village, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking to convert their pending application into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The State of Bihar and another respondent opposed …

Arjun ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of the Chauhan family, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly harvesting crops, demanding money, and abusing a labourer, Rajendra Ram, by calling his caste name. The prosecution’s case …

Arun SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, seven residents of Mudera village, were charged in a 2019 case under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was denied by the Special Judge SC/ST, Patna, on 16‑12‑2023. On appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST …

Bijay Kumar @ Vijay Kumar @ Bijay Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Bijay Kumar, Mritunjay Yadav and Moti Devi, appealed to the Patna High Court against the refusal of anticipatory bail by the Exclusive Special Court under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They contended that they have clean antecedents, that the informant …

MITHILESH KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, including Mithilesh Kumar, appealed under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged abduction, forced inter‑caste marriage, and caste‑based assault under several IPC and SC/ST …

Dinesh Yadav @ Dinesh YadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, thirteen Yadavs, were charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST Act for alleged caste-based assault and robbery against an informant and his son. They filed an appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act seeking anticipatory bail after a trial court refused it. The …

RANJEET SINGH KRISHNA @ RANJEET SINGH @ KRISHNA SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant Ranjeet Singh Krishna was charged under IPC sections 354A, 354B, 509 and Section 3(ii)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged molestation of the victim. He filed an anticipatory bail application before the Special Judge, which was …

Nand Kishore RaiversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

An FIR dated 10 January 2018 alleged that the appellant, Nand Kishore Rai, along with others, entered a house and assaulted the female occupant with knives and other weapons, causing injuries, theft of jewellery and mobile phone, and caste-based abuse. The appellant contended that he was falsely …

Sree Ram Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar SoniversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Sree Ram Kumar and Subhash Kumar, appealed against the order of the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, Gaya, which had rejected their anticipatory bail application in a case alleging offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused had taken a …

BIRENDRA CHAUDHARYversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The complainant, a daily labourer, alleged that the appellant, Birendra Chaudhary, assaulted him, used caste-based slurs, and stole money while refusing to pay wages, invoking Sections 379 and 504 of the IPC and Sections 3(i)(r) and 3(i)(s) of the SC/ST Act. The appellant applied for anticipatory …

Jairam Yadav @ Saurav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellants challenged a Special Judge's order refusing anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The prosecution alleged that the appellants, in a family dispute, abducted and assaulted the respondent's daughter, …

Sonu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Sonu Kumar, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault, intimidation and caste-based abuse following a dispute with the informant, who claimed a false marital relationship. …

Bhola Shah @ Gulam Hasnain @ Gulam HaisainversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants Bhola Shah, Manna Shah and Mahbub Shah were charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abusing and assaulting the informant's son on caste grounds. They contended that they have clean antecedents and that the FIR’s allegations of …

Anil KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, a 19‑year‑old named Anil Kumar, was accused of kidnapping a minor girl and allegedly stealing cash and ornaments, with the informant alleging the act was to force a marriage. The victim later gave a statement under Section 164 CrPC that she had gone voluntarily to the appellant’s …

RAM NIWAS THAKURversusThe 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 trial court’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case involving offences under IPC sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 324 and 379 and SC/ST Act sections …

Ankit Yadav @ Ankit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, Ankit Yadav, Karan Yadav and Kalendra Kumar, were charged with preventing an informant from entering a temple, assaulting him and using caste-based slurs, alleged under several sections of the Bihar Non‑Applicable Statutes and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …

Sagar Paswan @ Sagar KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant Sagar Paswan appealed against the order of the Special Judge under the SC/ST Act dated 13‑08‑2025, which had convicted him for offences including murder, attempt to conceal murder, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and cheating, as well as an offence under Section 3(2)(v) …

Aditya ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Aditya Chaudhary, was charged with theft, assault and caste-based harassment after allegedly taking articles from an informant's shop, refusing to pay, and assaulting the informant while using caste slurs. The prosecution charged him under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code …

Md. Nehal @ Md. Nehal Saheb @ Md. NeshalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Md. Nehal, was charged in a 2019 complaint case for multiple IPC offences and alleged violations of the SC/ST Act, after the complainant Sitaram Paswan claimed forced eviction, assault, and looting of his land. The Additional Sessions Judge rejected Nehal's anticipatory bail …

MD. MASOOM ALI @ MASOOM @ MASOOM RAZA @ MD. MASHUM ALIversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

CONVERTED

Md Masoom Ali, the petitioner, was the subject of cognizance taken by the Special Court, Araria under Section 3(i)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He filed an application seeking to convert the proceeding into a criminal appeal and requested a …

NITIN ASHOK SONAWANEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

The applicant, Nitin Ashok Sonawane, sought regular bail for offences under IPC Sections 354 and 506 and POCSO Act Sections 8 and 12, alleging he outraged the modesty of three daughters of the first informant. He had been in custody for more than three months, the investigation was completed and a …

NISHA DEEPAK SHARMAversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Allowed

The appellants, who were charged under Sections 504, 506 read with 34 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(v)(a) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, sought anticipatory bail. The Special Court rejected their pre‑arrest bail applications, …

Uttam KushwahaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Uttam Kushwaha was accused of kidnapping the minor daughter of Sunita Devi with the intention of marrying her, invoking provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and sections of the Bihar Penal Code. The trial court denied his application for …

Sachin Giri @ Sachin Kumar GiriversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, three members of the Giri family, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting a villager and his grandson, using caste‑based slurs and damaging property. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by the …

Lalan Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Lalan Kumar Singh, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly forcefully vacating land, assaulting and threatening the complainant, Jira Devi, in a dispute over a land sale agreement. The trial court denied his prayer …

Ramjivan Yadav @ Raju KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were accused of assaulting the complainant's son and others during a Holi celebration, allegedly using rods and lathis, and of molesting a woman and stealing her jewellery while abusing caste names. The prosecution sought to deny anticipatory bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled …

Dilip Kumar Modi @ Dilip Prasad GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, members of the Modi family, were charged under several IPC offences and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting Ranjit Rajak and his family with caste‑based slurs and theft on 12 May 2024. The trial court rejected their …

Mithlesh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Penal Code for allegedly assaulting the informant Sursati Devi and her family during a wedding procession, including vulgar singing, physical assault, …

Jai Sharma @ Jai Kumar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Jai Sharma and Subodh Sharma, were accused of extorting a hen, assaulting a woman, snatching her gold chain, and attempting to rape her while also using caste-based abusive language. The FIR was lodged four days after the alleged incident, and the Special Judge had denied their …

Baso Mandal @ Basu MandalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Baso Mandal, was charged with multiple offences including murder attempt, assault, robbery and violations of the Arms Act, as well as offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Special Judge had rejected his application for …

Murari Singh @ Krishna Murari Singh @ Krishna MurariversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Murari Singh appealed against the Special Judge’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The prosecution alleged that Singh, along with co‑accused, assaulted and attempted to outrage the modesty of …

Ganesh Kumar @ Ganesh SawversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Ganesh Kumar (alias Ganesh Saw) appealed against the order of the Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA), Nawada, which had denied him anticipatory bail in a case registered under IPC sections 323, 363, 365, 366 and 376 and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …

Ramashray Yadav @ Hridyanandan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ramashray Yadav and his son Mukesh Kumar, were charged under IPC sections 420, 467, 468/34, Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly taking money from a Scheduled Caste informant, promising a …

Ranjeet Kumar Singh @ Abhishek Ranjan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ranjeet Kumar Singh and Pawan Kumar Ravidas, were accused of extorting Rs.1,00,000 and assaulting the informant's son with caste-based abuse and an iron rod, leading to injuries. They sought anticipatory bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Anil Kumar @ Anil OdiaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were accused of assaulting Sangita Devi and her husband while they were constructing a boundary wall on a plot of land that the appellants claimed was traditionally used for Agaja (Holika Dahan). The prosecution alleged that the appellants, armed with lathis, threatened and physically …

Shiv Ratan Chauhan @ Shiv Jatan ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Shiv Ratan Chauhan, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions for allegedly assaulting an informant's son with an iron rod, firing a weapon, and using caste-based slurs on 13 October 2024. He applied for …

Ravi KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ravi Kumar and Amod Kumar Ray, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for allegedly assaulting informant Subhash Kumar and his brother with weapons, causing injuries and theft of a gold chain. They sought anticipatory bail, arguing that …

Mukesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ramashray Yadav and his son Mukesh Kumar, were accused by an informant belonging to a Scheduled Caste of cheating him of money by promising a government job and issuing a bounced cheque, and of threatening him with caste-based abuse. The trial court rejected their anticipatory bail …

Sudheer Mandal @ Sudhir KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Patna High Court considered an appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act filed by Sudheer Mandal, who had been denied anticipatory bail by the Additional District and Sessions Judge in a case involving alleged assault, robbery and …

MD. REYAZversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellants sought to quash the charge‑framing order in a case arising from a land‑sale dispute where the informant alleged threats, gunpoint intimidation and caste‑based abuse. The High Court examined whether the alleged acts fell within the ambit of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Ajeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four brothers, were accused of assaulting the complainant's younger brother and using caste-based slurs during a Holi celebration, leading to serious injuries. The trial court rejected their application for anticipatory bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled …

Ashok Singh @ Ashok Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Ashok Singh and Bittu Kumar, were charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for assaulting an informant and her family during a land dispute, including use of caste slurs, physical violence, and theft. They sought anticipatory bail, arguing …

SURENDRA MOHAN SINGH @ PINTU SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellant, Surendra Mohan Singh, was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 379, 504, 54 and Section 3(i)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and robbing an informant after a road‑accident. He filed a petition to quash the order of cognizance dated 06‑07‑2022, …

Anil Kumar @ Anil BayahutversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellant, Anil Kumar Bayahut, was charged for allegedly abusing and assaulting a Circle Officer during a traffic congestion incident on 18 November 2018. The FIR alleged offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 353, 504/34 and under Section 3(1)(i)(r)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) …

KAILASH YADAVversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Kailash Yadav and Ashok Yadav were charged under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly participating in a violent incident in which a group of accused fired on Sanjeev Ram and the husband of an informant, the latter dying from gunshot …

Noor AlamversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

Noor Alam appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the rejection of his pre‑arrest bail. The FIR alleged that he, along with family members, assaulted an informant and used caste‑based slurs in public after a dispute over a tractor. …

Goutam KumarversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellants Goutam Kumar and Bittu Kumar appealed under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail by the Exclusive Special Judge. The FIR alleged that they were part of a mob that assaulted the informant's daughter and later the informant, using caste-based insults …

Subhash Yadav @ Shobhash YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Subhash Yadav appealed against the denial of anticipatory bail under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in a case where he was alleged to have assaulted an informant and his mother. The appellant contended that the incident stemmed …

Abhinav KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Abhinav Kumar was named in an FIR for assault and firearm injury to the son of an informant, with alleged caste‑based abuse. The court found that the firearm injury and caste slur were attributable to co‑accused Vishal Kumar, not to the appellant, who was merely present. The appellant argued that no …

K. D. Verma @ Ranjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

K.D. Verma appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking anticipatory bail after a trial court refused it. The FIR alleges that Verma was one of eighteen accused who, armed with firearms, entered the …

Chandan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, Chandan Kumar and Guddu Kumar, 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 trial court's order rejecting their bail application. The prosecution alleged that the appellants, …

Sunil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants appealed under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the trial court's refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case alleging assault and non‑payment of wages. They contended that the complaint was false, the police had filed a closure report, and the …

Chandrasekhar Kumar Singh @ Chandrasekhar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The appellant, Chandrasekhar Kumar Singh, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 14‑A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in connection with a murder case (IPC Sections 302/34) arising from a caste‑based dispute. The FIR alleged that the …

Vicky KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Vicky Kumar appealed against the rejection of his pre‑arrest bail under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST Act. The FIR alleged assault on a police party, including a constable of a scheduled caste, but did not name the appellant; his name emerged only from a co‑accused’s confessional statement. The …

Ram Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellants, Ram Kumar Sah and his family members, 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 using caste-based insults at the informant's doorstep. The …

Malti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellant, Malti Devi, mother‑in‑law of a Scheduled Caste woman, was named in an FIR alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 504/34 and Section 3(i)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act arising from a dispute over an inter‑caste marriage. The Special Judge had rejected her …

Naga Kahar @ Suraj Kumar PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, three brothers from Rohtas, were charged under several sections of the Bihar Penal Code and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting and abusing an informant by using his caste name. They …

Rajesh Bind @ Rajesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rajesh Bind, was charged under several sections of the Bihar Non‑tribal (BNS) Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault on Dinesh Bind. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by the Special Court, SC/ST Rohtas. …

Avinash Kumar @ Shashi KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Avinash Kumar and Rakesh Kumar, were charged under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged assault and caste-based abuse. The Special Judge had rejected their application for …

Kamla YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants filed an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 challenging the Additional Sessions Judge’s order rejecting their anticipatory bail petition. The High Court observed that the FIR did not specifically name the …

Anand Kumar Mishra @ Anand OjhaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Anand Kumar Mishra (also known as Anand Ojha) appealed against the order of the Special Court SC/ST, Rohtas dated 04‑08‑2025 which had rejected his application for anticipatory bail in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The incident involved …