ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 20-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel for the informant and learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 23.04.2025 passed by learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Gaya in connection with Tr. No. 38 of 2025 arising out of Kotwali P.S. Case No. 541 of 2024 registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 3(5) of BNS and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989 whereby the concerned court has taken cognizance under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of BNS and Section 3(i)(r)(s) of SC/ST (POA) Act against the appellants.

3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that informant was working as a cleaner in Gaya Nagar Nigam ward no. 08 and on 12.10.2024 at about 9.30 A.M, informant was cleaning the Chitragupta field situated in New Godown Mohalla Gaya along with cleaners namely Ashish Das, Bichhi Devi and Anand Paswan. In the meantime, both the appellants came and asked the informant to clean toilet of their house for which the informant denied and then it is alleged that the appellants became angry and while abusing with caste indicative names of the informant, they sta