Patna High Court

Mukesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 23 April 2026
Disposal: CONVERTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

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

Summary

Mukesh Kumar filed a petition against the State of Bihar and Mantu Kumar. The petitioner sought the Court's permission to convert the petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner made the application. The Court, after hearing, allowed the conversion and directed that it be effected within three weeks. No substantive merits of the underlying case were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether a petition under the criminal miscellaneous jurisdiction can be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the SC/ST Act

Legislation cited

SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 14(A)(1)

Subjects

SC/ST Act
Section 14A
criminal appeal
petition conversion
procedural law

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74569 of 2024
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2022 Thana- SC/ST District- Bhojpur
                  ======================================================
                  Mukesh Kumar Son of Suresh Rai Resident of Village - Narhi, P.S. - Chandi,
                  District - Bhojpur

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
             1.   The State of Bihar
             2.   Mantu Kumar Son of Sudarshan Prasad Resident of Village - Narhi, P.S. -
                  Chandi, District - Bhojpur

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ojaswee Kumari, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Sadanand Paswan, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    23-04-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to convert this petition one under Cr. Appeal (SJ) under the

                    provisions of 14(A)(1) SC/ST Act.

                                 2. Let him do so.

                                 3. The present application is directed to be converted

                    accordingly within a period of three weeks.



                                               (Praveen Kumar, J)
niku/-

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