Patna High Court

Rohit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 31 March 2026
Disposal: CONVERTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The court held that the application may be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14‑A(1) of the SC/ST Act within four weeks.

Summary

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 for the petitioners requested that the application be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14‑A(1) of the SC/ST Act. The court examined whether such conversion was permissible under the statutory provision. It permitted the conversion, directing that it be effected within four weeks. The application was thereafter disposed of with the said direction.

Issues considered

Whether the application can be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14‑A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?

Legislation cited

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 14-A(1)

Subjects

SC/ST Act
Section 14-A
Criminal Appeal
Conversion of Application
High Court Order
Bihar

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4057 of 2025
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2022 Thana- BUNIYAD GANJ District- Gaya
                  ======================================================
            1.     Rohit Kumar S/o Ramasaray Yadav Resident of Village-Dudhaila, P.S-
                   Budniyadganj, Dist-Gaya
            2.    Rahul Kumar S/o Ramasaray Yadav Resident of Village-Dudhaila, P.S-
                  Budniyadganj, Dist-Gaya

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Parmila Devi W/o Dipak Paswan R/o vill - Dudhaila, P.S.- Buniyadganj,
                  Distt.- Gaya

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad Sinha
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Sadanand Paswan
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    31-03-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to

                    convert this application into Cr Appeal (SJ) under the provisions

                    of Section 14-A (1) of the SC/ST Act within a period of four

                    weeks.

                                 3 This application is, accordingly, disposed of with

                    the aforesaid direction.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
M.E.H./-

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