Patna High Court
Lal Babu SahversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The application is converted into a criminal appeal under the SC/ST Act within four weeks.
Summary
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 the conversion. The sole issue before the court was whether the application could be transformed into a criminal appeal under the SC/ST Act. The court, after hearing counsel, allowed the prayer and directed that the application be converted into a criminal appeal within four weeks. Consequently, the petitioners were granted the relief sought, and the matter was set to proceed as a criminal appeal under the SC/ST Act.
Issues considered
- The application may be converted into a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Legislation cited
Subjects
- SC/ST Act
- criminal appeal
- conversion of application
- Patna High Court
- procedural order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10912 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2019 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East
Champaran
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1. Lal Babu Sah SON OF LATE YODHA SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -
BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT - EAST
CHAMPARAN
2. RAJA SAH @ RAJA KUMAR SON OF LAL BABU SAH RESIDENT OF
VILLAGE - BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT -
EAST CHAMPARAN
3. RAMAYAN SAH SON OF LAL BABU SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -
BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT - EAST
CHAMPARAN
4. LAVKUSH SAH SON OF LAL BABU SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -
BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT - EAST
CHAMPARAN
5. SANTOSH SAH SON OF LAL BABU SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -
BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT - EAST
CHAMPARAN
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. MOKHTAR BAITHA SON OF JADO BAITHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE
- BASWARIA, PS - MUFFASIL, MOTIHARI, DISTRICT - EAST
CHAMPARAN
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binay Krishna, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 16-03-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for four
weeks’ time to convert this application in Cr. Appeal (SJ) under
SC/ST Act.
2. Prayer is allowed.
3. The present application is directed to be converted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10912 of 2024(2) dt.16-03-2026
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accordingly within a period of four weeks.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
shivam/-
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