CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

3 29-01-2026 Despite filing Vakalatnama on behalf of the respondent no. 2, no one appears on behalf of the respondent no.

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2. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special P.P. for of the State.

3. This appeal has been filed against the order dated

08.07.2021 passed by learned 1^st ADJ cum Special Judge, SC/ST No. 76 of 2020, registered under Sections 323 ,, 384, 469, 471, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 (i)(r)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for short “SC/ST Act”), whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of appellant has been rejected.

4. As per prosecution case, the informant alleged that he was working as a loan officer in Dighwara Branch of RBL Finserv Ltd. and the appellant no. 1 was also posted in the same branch. He further alleged that he faced a lot of discrimination, harassment and humiliation from the side of the appellants on the ground of caste. It is further alleged that whenever he refused to visit other branches they used to abuse him and conspired to implicate him in a false case.

5. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that appellants are innocen