JUDGMENT

Manoj Kumar Garg, J. - Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned learned public prosecutor and perused the material available on record.

2. The instant appeal has been filed under Section 14a (2) Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) act on behalf of the appellant, who is in custody in connection with FIR No.656/2021, P.S. Nimbahera, Distt. Chittorgarh for the offences under Sections 147, 323, 341, 308, 327, 386, 120-B of IPC and Section 3(2)(Va) of SC/ST act, against the order dated 04.04.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge SC/ST (Prevention of atrocities) Cases, Chittorgarh in Criminal Misc. Bail application No.46/2022 whereby, the bail application preferred on behalf of the appellant under Section 439 Cr.P.C. was rejected.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that similarly situated co-accused Sarfraj @ Murad, Danish, Salman and Tohid have already been granted bail by coordinate Bench of this Court and the case of the present appellant is not distinguishable from those of the co-accused. The appellant is in judicial custody and trial of the case will take a sufficient long time. In these circumstances, the appell