Ajit Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3946 of 2025
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2018 Thana- SAHARSA COMPLAINT CASE District-
                                                          Saharsa
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                  Ajit Kumar Singh S/o- Late Triloki Nath Singh Resident of Village - Rauta,
                  P.S.- Sour Bazar, District-Saharsa.

                                                                               ... ... Appellant/s
                                                      Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Rajesh Kumar Raut S/o- Late Ram Chandra Raut R/o- Animal Husbandry
                  Colony, Saharsa, Ward .No-2, P.S. and Dist. - Saharsa.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Appellant/s    :       Mr. Abhay Shanker Singh, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. PP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    22-01-2026                   1 . Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the
                    State .
                                2. It is submitted by the State that the prayer for pre-
                    arrest bail of the appellant is not maintainable as cognizance has
                    already been taken by the court below on 02.07.2019 also for
                    the offences punishable under the SC/ST Act. In this regard,
                    reliance is placed in the case of Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar
                    and others, reported in (2014) 3 Supreme Court Cases 471.
                                3 . In view of the aforesaid pronouncement of law
                    rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court, appellants’ prayer of
                    pre-arrest is refused.



                                         (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

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