[2025:RJ-JP:16123] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal (Sb) No. 559/2025 Ankit Kumar Son Of Vijendra, Resident Of Bhainsawata Khurd Police Station Singhana District Jhunjhunu (Raj) (At Present Confined At Dist. Jail Jhunjhunu) ----Appellant Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p 2. Ramji Lal Meena S/o Lachuram Meena, Aged About 60 Years, R/o Hansalsar P.S. Gudha Jhunjhunu ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Upendra Singh Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP with Mr. Shubham Sain, AAAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR Order 15/04/2025 1. This criminal appeal under Section 14(2)(A) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter to be referred as 'the SC/ST Act’) has been filed on behalf of the appellant being aggrieved with the order dated 17.02.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities Cases), Jhunjhunu (hereinafter to be referred as ‘trial court’) in FIR No. 20/2025 registered at Police Station Gudha Gaurji, District-Jhunjhunu for the offences under Sections 189(2), 331(6), 352, 351(3) of BNS and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(S), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST and Section 3/27 of Arms Act, 1989 whereby the trial court has dismissed the bail application filed on behalf of the appellant. [2025:RJ-JP:16123] (2 of 2) [CRLAS-559/2025] 2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has not been named in the FIR. He was not present at the time of incident. He further submits that investigation/trial of the case may take considerable time. Therefore, the appeal presented by the present appellant may be allowed. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer made on behalf of the appellant. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without commenting anything on the merits/demerits of the case, I deem it just and proper to allow the appeal filed by the appellant under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST Act. 6. Accordingly, this criminal appeal filed under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST Act is allowed and order dated 17.02.2025 passed by the learned trial court is set aside. It is directed that appellant- Ankit Kumar Son Of Vijendra shall be released on bail provided he executes a personal bond in a sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sound and solvent sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial court for his appearance before that court on each and every date of hearing and whenever called upon to do so till the completion of the trial. (PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J bmg /304