IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5150 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2024 Thana- Pastpar Pusthi District- Saharsa ======================================================

Bulbul Kumar @ Bulla @ Premdeep Kumar, S/o Ram Kumar Yadav @

Rampukar Yadav, R/o Village-Morkahi, P.S-Pastpar, District-Saharsa ... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Pankaj Kumar Yadav, SHO Pastpar, Distt-Saharsa Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pawan Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Ms. Usha Kumari 1, Spl. PP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER

3 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The informant, namely, Pankaj Kumar Yadav does not belong to SC/ST community, therefore, there is no requirement of issuing notice upon the said informant. 3. This is an appeal under Section 14 A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “SC/ST Act”) against the refusal of prayer for ba