Patna High Court

Gautam Kumar @ Bittu SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 5 May 2026
Disposal: CONVERTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The Court granted the petitioner four weeks to convert the application into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Summary

The petitioner, Gautam Kumar @ Bittu Singh, filed an application seeking to convert the proceeding into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Court, after hearing counsel, granted a period of four weeks for the petitioner to effect such conversion. The order also directed the Office to cooperate with the petitioner's counsel in the conversion process. No substantive merits of the underlying case were addressed. The order is procedural, allowing the petitioner to pursue an appeal under the specified provision.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be granted time to convert the present application into a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Legislation cited

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 14A(2)

Subjects

SC/ST Act
Section 14A
criminal appeal
procedural order
time extension

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73328 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2021 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada
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                 Gautam Kumar @ Bittu Singh

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar & Anr.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Mohammad Abu Shajar
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Binay Krishna
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   05-05-2026                      As prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioner,

                   four weeks’ time is granted to convert this application into

                   Criminal Appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes

                   and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

                                2. The Office is directed to cooperate learned counsel

                   for the petitioner in such conversion.



                                              (Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-

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