Patna High Court
Govind Krishna Tripathi and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONVERTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The application must be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act.
Summary
The petitioners, Govind Krishna Tripathi and others, filed an application before the Patna High Court relating to alleged offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court was asked to consider the procedural posture of the application. Justice Praveen Kumar directed that the pending application be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act. The order required the petitioners' counsel to effect the conversion within four weeks. The court also instructed the office to cooperate with the counsel in this conversion. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed in the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending application can be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Legislation cited
Subjects
- SC/ST Act
- Section 14A
- criminal appeal
- conversion of application
- court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51669 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2007 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia
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1. Govind Krishna Tripathi and Ors son of Late Shri Bhagawan Tripathi
2. Satya Prakash Tripathi @ Satendra Tripathi, son of Govind Krishna Tripathi,
Both resident of Nauratan Hata, Police Station- K. Hat, District- Purnea.
3. Tipu Sultan son of Late Abdul Mujeeb, resident of Naya Tola, Line Bazar,
Police Station- K.Hat, District- Purnea.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
2. Raj Kumar Urau S/O-Sampat Lal Urau R/O-Jaunpur, P.S-Kasva Dist-Purnea
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Shahab Khalil, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Umeshnand Pandit, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
9 13-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to
convert the present application into Cr. Appeal (SJ) under the
provision of 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act.
2. Let him do so within a period of four weeks.
3. Office is directed to co-operate the learned counsel
for the petitioners in conversion of the present application.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
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