IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE GAJENDRA SINGH th ON THE 12 OF AUGUST, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 7228 of 2025 RAKESH YADAV Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Akash Rathi - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Jayesh Yadav - G.A. for the State.

Shri Ritu Raj Bhatnagar - Advocate for the complainant.

ORDER This criminal appeal under section 14A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 read with Section 438 of the BNSS , 2023 is preferred being aggrieved by order dated 16.07.2025 in bail application No.844/2024 by the Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989 Dewas (M.P.) whereby application for anticipatory bail in crime no.452/2025 registered at Police-Station- Khategaon, District- Dewas (MP) for the offence punishable under sections 318(4), 316(2), 336 (3), 61(2), 296, 351 (3), 3(5), of the BNS, 2023 and sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v) and 3(2)(v)(a) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989 has been rejected.

2. Facts of the case in brief are that complainant- Ankush belongs to scheduled caste community specified in Dewas Districtr of M.P. whereas appellant does not belongs to SC/ST category