( 2025:JHHC:33553 ) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 301 of 2025 ------ Raj Balav Yadav ……Appellant Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Ranjan Kumar .…..Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Appellant : Mr. Nisith Kr. Sahani, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kr. Keshri, A.P.P For the Resp.No.2 : Mr. Pratiyush Lala, Advocate : Mr. Deepak Sahu, Advocate ------ ORAL ORDER IN COURT Order No: 05/ Dated: 06.11.2025 This Criminal Appeal has been filed on behalf of the appellant by challenging the order dated 21.02.2025 passed in A.B.P No. 205 of 2025 by Sri Pawan Kumar No.1, learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro in connection with Sector-IV (SC/ST) P.S Case No. 1 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 341/323/504/34 of the I.P.C and Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by which the Anticipatory Bail of the appellant has been rejected. 2. As per the F.I.R, the appellant and another co-accused are alleged to have abused the informant in the name of his caste and had also assaulted him. 3. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned counsel ( 2025:JHHC:33553 ) 2 for the State and learned counsel for the Respondent No. 2. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the impugned order dated 21.02.2025 passed by the learned Court below is illegal and not sustainable in the eye of law. It is submitted that the appellant is innocent and has committed no offence. It is submitted that earlier the matter was referred to mediation centre before DLSA, Bokaro vide order dated 18.08.2025 passed by this Court and the matter has been settled between the appellant and respondent no. 2 and both the sides are neighbours. It is further submitted that other co-accused namely Naresh Yadav @ Naresh Prasad Yadav and Sarita Devi have already granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 18.08.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal (S.J) No. 285 of 2025 and has produced the web copy of the same, let it be kept on record. It is submitted that as the matter between the appellant and respondent no. 2 has been settled and hence, the appellant may be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State raised no objection. 6. Learned counsel for the informant has also raised no objection and has admitted the factum of compromise between the appellant and Respondent No. 2. It is further submitted that both the sides have settled their dispute and he has no objection with ( 2025:JHHC:33553 ) 3 the prayer made on behalf of the appellant. 7. Perused the report sent vide letter no. 3965 of 2025 dated 11.09.2024 (it appears to be typographical error as it will be 11.09.2025) by the Secretary, DLSA-cum-Co-ordinator, Mediator Centre, Bokaro at Flag-“Z” and also the report enclosed by the Mediator. 8. It appears that both the sides have agreed as follows:- (i) Both the sides do not want to proceed further in this case. (ii) Both the sides have got ancestral house adjacent to each other where they reside. (iii) Both the sides are neighbour to each other for the last several years and there is an amicable relationship between both the sides. (iv) The appellant has assured the informant for not repeating the offence in future. (v) Both the sides have put their signatures on the compromise after reading the same. 8. The above terms of compromise has been signed by the Mediator and also by the appellant and by the informant Ranjan Kumar on 09.09.2025. 9. It appears that both the sides are neighbours and cordial relationship has been established between them, now. ( 2025:JHHC:33553 ) 4 10. It appears that the other co-accused namely Naresh Yadav @ Naresh Prasad Yadav and Sarita Devi have already granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 18.08.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal (S.J) No. 285 of 2025. 11. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and also considering the compromise between the appellant and Respondent No. 2, the appellant namely Raj Balav Yadav is directed to surrender before the learned Court below within six (06) weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, the appellant namely Raj Balav Yadav is directed to be released on Anticipatory Bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Pawan Kumar No.1, learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro/or his successor Court in connection with Sector-IV (SC/ST) P.S Case No. 1 of 2022 subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S. 12. Accordingly, this Criminal Appeal (S.J) No. 301 of 2025 is allowed. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated: 06.11.2025 Avinash/