Advocates:
['NEHRU MAHTO', 'LILY SAHAY', '', 'JAWED SULTAN']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

A.B.A. No. 3849 of 2016

1. Sonu Kumar Singh

2. Vinay Kumar Singh

….. Petitioners

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

….. Opp. Party

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CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT BIJAY SINGH

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For the Petitioners

: Mr. Nehru Mahto, Advocate.

For the State

: A.P.P.

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05/Dated: 11/11/2016

An application under Sections 438 read with Section

440 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed on behalf of two

petitioners namely Sonu Kumar Singh and Vinay Kumar

Singh, who are apprehending their arrest in connection

with Patratu (Barkakana) P.S. Case No. 168 of 2016,

corresponding to G.R. No. 690 of 2016, registered for the

offence under Sections 341, 323, 406, 420 of the I.P.C. and

Section 3 / 4 of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, lodged on the basis of one

complaint filed by Yogendra Paswan.

Office is directed to submit report that in view of the

new amendment of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which came into force on

01.01.2016 in terms of Section 14(A) of the Act as to

whether an