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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 584 of 2025
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1. Arun Kumar Singh
2. Ramdhir Singh
……Appellants
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand
2. Anup Munda
3. Santosh Munda
4. Manoj Munda
5. Vinod Munda
……Respondents
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD
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For the Appellants : Mr. Ajeet Kr. Singh, Advocate
For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl.P.P
For the Resp. 2to5 : Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advocate
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Order No: 04/Dated: 10.09.2025
This Criminal Appeal has been filed on behalf of the appellants by challenging the order dated 26.05.2025 passed by Mr. Shwaymbhu, learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Lohardaga in connection with Senha P.S Case No. 86 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 352, 351(3), 324(5), 3(5) of B.N.S and Section 3(i) (s) 3(1) (za) of SC/ST Act, 1989 by which the bail of the appellants has been rejected.
2. As per the F.I.R, the appellants and some other persons are alleged to have assaulted the informant and villagers and abused the informant in the name of his caste and threatened the villagers also on 26.08.2024 when the villagers protested to the cremation land in question.
3. Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel
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for the State and learned counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5, who is the legal heirs of original informant.
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Learned counsel for the appellants have submitted that the impugned order passed by the learned Court below is illegal, arbitrary and not sustainable in the eye of law. It is submitted that the appellants are innocent and have committed no offence and the allegations of abusing the informant in the name of his caste are false and concocted. It is submitted that the case has been compromised between the appellants and the respondents and a Joint Compromise Petition has been filed on 22.07.2025 vide I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025). It is further submitted that even the appellants has also filed legal heirs table of the informant side in its supplementary affidavit dated 22.08.2025 which has been duly certified by the Mukhiya and Ward Councillor on 20.08.2025 that the informant has got four (04) sons and family relationship certificate has also issued by the Circle Officer, Senha (Lohardaga) on 08.05.2025. It is submitted that the appellants are in custody since 02.04.2025 and hence, the appellants may be enlarged on bail.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
6.
Learned counsel for the Respondents has admitted the factums of compromise between the appellants and the respondents. It is submitted that the case has been compromised between the appellants and the respondents and also the villagers has got no grievance against the appellants and hence, necessary
order may be passed. 7. Heard learned counsel for parties and perused the I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025). ( 2025:JHHC:27800 )
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8. Paragraph Nos. 3 to 7 of the I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025) read as follows:-
“Para:-3 That it is humbly stated that the parties hereto are residing in the same locality and they have quite sensibly thought over the issue of future prospects including both impact and benefits and have arrived on conclusion that it would be better that the petitioners and the informant may get settled the dispute. Para:-4 That it is humbly stated that in view of the compromise taken place between the petitioner and the informant and the informants have no grievance against each other and they do not want to proceed further against each other. Para:-5 That it is humbly stated and submitted that the dispute is purely a private in nature and no public policy is involved. Para:-6 That it is humbly stated and submitted that the compromise has been made entered into between the parties amicable and they settled their dispute without any coercion and threat. Para:-7 That it is humbly stated that in view of the compromise taken place between the petitioners and the informants, the present regular bail may be allowed. 9. The above I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025 has been filed on behalf of the appellants through their Pairvikar as well Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 and they have put their respective signatures on the Joint Compromise Petition and even Mr. Ajeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Ashish Kumar, learned counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 have also put their respective signatures in the above Joint Compromise
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Petitioner filed vide I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025 and the Pairvikar of the appellants and Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 have also sworn their respective affidavits dated 21.07.2025 which have kept at Page 7 to 16 respectively to this I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025 along with respective Aadhar Cards. 10. It appears that the case has been compromised among the appellants and the informant side. 11.
Considering the custody of the appellants and also considering that the case has been compromised between the parties and also considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the appellants namely Arun Kumar Singh and Ramdhir Singh are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- with two sureities of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Mr. Shwaymbhu, learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Lohardaga/or his successor Court in connection with Senha P.S Case No. 86 of 2024. 12. Thus, I.A (Cr.) No. 9701 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 584 of 2025 are allowed and stand disposed of in terms of compromise. (Sanjay Prasad, J.)
Avinash/