2025:JHHC:37495 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 279 of 2025 1.Bhola @ Bholu, aged about 48, S/o-Ashu Gorai, 2.Shital Gorai, aged about 18, S/o-Dablu Gorai, 3.Bablu Gorai, aged about 45 yrs., S/o Chandra Mohan Gorai @ Chandra Gorai, All R/o Rajgunj, P.O & P.S Rajgunj, Dist-Dhanbad …… Appellants Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Sonoka Kumari, W/o Vivek Gorai, R/o Rajgunj, P.O & P.S Rajgunj, Dist-Dhanbad ……. Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ---------- For the Appellants : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, APP For the Informant : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate ----------- 10/Dated:09th December, 2025 This Criminal Appeal has been filed on behalf of the appellants who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Rajganj P.S. Case No.51 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 127(1), 115(2), 118(1), 303(2), 109, 329(4), 351(2), 352 of B.N.S and Section 3 and 4 of SC/ST (POA) by which the prayer for anticipatory bail has been rejected by Sri Rajni Kant Pathak, learned Additional Sessions Judge-1st Dhanbad & I/c Special Judge SC/ST Act, Dhanbad. 2 Today, pursuant to the order dated 27.11.2025, Appellant Nos.1 and 2 namely, Bhola @ Bholu and Shital Gorai and Informant-Sonoka Kumari along with injured mother in-law Bharti Devi are also present in the Court. 3. As per the FIR, it is alleged that on 19.09.2024 the appellants came to the house of the informant and assaulted the informant and her family members and the appellants were in drunken condition and they were using abusive languages and due to which the informant and her mother in-law sustained 2025:JHHC:37495 2 head injuries on their head and hands and the accused person had also snatched Rs.9,000/- (Rs.Nine Thousand). 4. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the case has been compromised between the parties and they have filed Joint Compromise Petition. It is also submitted that they are also ready to bear the medical expenses incurred by the informant and her mother in-law towards their treatment and they will be abide by the direction of this Court and hence they may be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State has also not raised serious objection. 6. Learned counsel for the informant has also submitted that the case has been compromised between the appellants and the informant and they have filed Joint Compromise Petition on 19.11.2025 and they have no objection, however some objection may be given to them. 7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and from going through the records, it appears that the appellants are alleged to have abused the informant in drunken condition and also alleged to have assaulted the informant and her mother in- law due to which her mother in-law sustained certain injuries. 8. It has been informed during course of submission that the informant side incurred Rs.1,00,000/- (Rs.One Lakh) towards the treatment. 9. A Joint compromise Petition i.e. I.A. No.15453 of 2025 dated 19.11.2025 has been filed on behalf of both the sides and paragraph no.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 read as follows:- “Para-3:-That in view of the aforesaid development which has taken place during pendency of the present application, both the parties are humbly praying before this Hon’ble Court to pass necessary order in terms of the compromise. Para-4:-That it is stated and submitted that both the 2025:JHHC:37495 3 parties amicably settle their dispute. Para-5:- That both the parties are belonging to same caste and they are Gotia and they want to settle their dispute amicably due to that reason they have filed present Compromise Petition before Hon’ble Jharkhand High Court. Para-6:- That both the parties hereto confirmed and declared that they have voluntarily and out of their free will have settled their dispute, as such, no grievance against each other. Para-7:- That both parties agree not to initiate further litigation against each other in future arising out of the present dispute in respect of their claims/counter claims. Para-8:-That it is stated and submitted that both the parties will not interfere in their personal matter in future.” 10. The above Joint Compromise Petition has been signed by the Appellant Nos.1- Bhola @ Bholu, Appellant No.2- Shital Gorai and the Informant-Sonoka Kumari and also signed by Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Rakesh Kumar, learned counsel for the informant on 13.11.2025. The Aadhar Card of the Appellant Nos.1- Bhola @ Bholu, Appellant No.2- Shital Gorai and Appellant No.3-Bablu Gorai and the Informant-Sonoka Kumari and the injured Bharti Devi have also been enclosed along with this Joint Compromise Petition dated 19.11.2025. 11. As the case has been compromised and the appellants have also stated before this Court they will bear the expenses of treatment and hence the appellants are directed to pay sum of Rs.75,000/- (Rs.Seventy Five Thousand) to the informant and her mother in-law towards their medical expenses. 12. Accordingly, the appellants are directed to surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six (06) weeks form the date of this order and in the event of their arrest or surrender, the appellants namely, Bhola @ Bholu, Shital Gorai 2025:JHHC:37495 4 and Bablu Gorai are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-1st Dhanbad & I/c Special Judge SC/ST Act, Dhanbad in connection with Rajganj P.S. Case No.51 of 2024 and also subject to the condition that they will deposit Rs.37,500/- (Rs.Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred) in the name of informant-Sonoka Kumari and Rs.37,500/- (Rs.Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred) in the name of injured-Bharti Devi before the learned Court below and the Court below shall disburse the said amount to the informant and the Victim thereafter on filing of such an application. 13. In view of the above, the order dated 04.02.2025 passed in MCA No.329 of 2025 by Sri Rajni Kant Pathak, learned Additional Sessions Judge-1st Dhanbad & I/c Special Judge SC/ST Act, Dhanbad in connection with Rajganj P.S. Case No.51 of 2024, is set aside. 14. Thus, this Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 279 of 2025 is allowed and stands disposed of. 15. Consequently, I.A. No.15453 of 2025 and I.A. No.5576 of 2025 also stand disposed of. 16. It is clarified that the amount indicated by this Court must be deposited within fifteen (15) days from today, failing which, the effect of anticipatory bail shall stands abated. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated: 09.12.2025 Saket/-