Patna High Court

Arsahid Alam @ Pappu MiyaversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

The Court allowed the conversion of the application into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act.

Summary

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 under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act. The respondent State and co‑respondent opposed the conversion. The Court examined whether the procedural provision of Section 14A(1) permitted such conversion within the stipulated time. The Court permitted the conversion, directing that the application be treated as a criminal appeal (SJ) and that it be filed within four weeks. The order disposed of the original application.

Issues considered

Whether the application may be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act

Legislation cited

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

Subjects

SC/ST Act
Section 14A
criminal appeal
procedural conversion
High Court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62080 of 2025
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-262 Year-2022 Thana- ITARHI District- Buxar
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                  Arsahid Alam @ Pappu Miya S/O Hasan Miyan Resident of Vill.-
                  Devsthanpur P.S.- Itarhi, Dist.- Buxar.

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    Chanda Devi W/O Kameshwar Ram Resident of Vill.- Devsthanpur P.S.-
                  Itarhi, Dist.- Buxar.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Vivekanand Singh
                  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 14A (1) of the SC/ST Act within a period of four

                    weeks.

                                 3 This application is disposed of.



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

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