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.28/2022, Police Station Kotwali, Bhilwara for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC and Section 3(2)(V)(Va), 3(1)(g) of SC/ST act, against the order dated 28.02.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge SC/ST (Prevention of atrocities) Cases, Bhilwara in Criminal Misc. Case No.37/2022 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 the offences alleged to have been committed by the appellant except SC/ST act are triable by Magistrate and similarly situated co-accused Suresh and Puran have already been granted bail by this Court. The appellant is in judicial custody and the trial of the case will take sufficient long time. Therefore, the benefit of bail may be granted to the accused-appe