ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 24-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.

2. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 24.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge – VI cum Special Judge, SC/ST Court, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Special SC/ST Case No. 136 of 2023 arising out of Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 301 of 2023 registered under Sections 341 , 323, 307, 504, 506/34 of the IPC, and Section 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(v)(a) of SC/ST Act and later on Section 302 of IPC was added, whereby and whereunder summons have been issued against the appellant and Lakshman Mahto after taking cognizance under Sections 341 , 323, 302, 504, 506/34 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act against the appellant and other.

3. The prosecution story, in brief, informant alongwith his father was working in agricultural field and the four accused persons including the appellant were grazing their buffaloes near the said agricultural field. When the buffalo of accused persons entered in the agricultural filed of informant, then, informant’s father went and tried to stop the