JUDGMENT :

Parth Prateem Sahu, J.

1. This Appeal is filed under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “Act of 1989”) for grant of anticipatory bail.

2. Registry upon filing of this appeal pointed out default that the criminal appeal filed under the provisions of Section 14A(2) of the Act of 1989 by appellant has already been decided vide order dated 11.08.2021 in Criminal Appeal No. 642/2021. Learned State counsel also, at the time of hearing of application, raised objection that when once appeal is filed under Section 14A(2) of the Act of 1989 which was already disposed of, another criminal appeal would not lie.

3. Today this appeal is taken up for hearing for considering the objection that filing of another appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Act of 1989 with a prayer for grant of anticipatory bail would be maintainable or not and if it is maintainable, to consider it on merits.

4. Appellant, filed this appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Act of 1989 seeking anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in crime bearing No. 261/2020, registered at police station AJK Raigarh (city kotwali, Raigarh) for commission of offen