IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4246 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2025 Thana- KAJRAILI District- Bhagalpur ======================================================

Sandeep Choudhary @ Sandeep Kumar, Son of Ganesh Choudhary, R/o Village- Daradhi Bahadurpur, PS-Kajraili, District-Bhagalpur.

... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Girija Devi, Wife of Late Naveen Chandra Niwas @ Nakul Das, R/o Village- Daradhi Bahadurpur, PS-Kajraili, Distt.-Bhagalpur.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Adv.

For the Respondent No.2: Mr. Swapnil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Binay Krishna, Spl. P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER

3 24-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the appellant, the learned counsel for the informant/respondent No. 2 and the learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This is an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 [in short the SC/ST (POA) Act] against the rejection of