Patna High Court

Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Saw @ Pammu SawversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 June 2026
Disposal: CONVERTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

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

Summary

The petitioners Pramod Kumar and others filed a petition arising from a 2019 Gaya police case, seeking relief under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They prayed that the petition be converted into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the SC/ST Act. The sole issue was whether such conversion was permissible within the statutory time‑limit. The court examined the provisions of Section 14(A)(1) and found that the petitioners were within the four‑week period to seek conversion. Accordingly, the court permitted the conversion and directed the office to extend full cooperation. The order effectively transformed the petition into a criminal appeal.

Issues considered

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

Legislation cited

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

Subjects

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

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76624 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2019 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya
                 ======================================================
                 Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Saw @ Pammu Saw and Ors.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocater
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Binay Krishna, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   22-06-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for and is

                   permitted to convert the present petition into a Criminal Appeal

                   (SJ) as provided under Section 14 (A) (1) of the SC/ST Act

                   within four weeks.

                                2. Office is directed to extend all cooperation towards

                   conversion.



                                              (Praveen Kumar, J)
Abdus/-

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