2026:JHHC:1871 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 769 of 2024 …. 1. Jawed Ali @ Bablu aged about 43 years S/o Haji Shoukat Ali Resident of Village- 512 Patel Compound, Main Road, Ranchi, near Hotel Radisson Blue P.O.- G.P.O. P.S.- Hindpiri, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand). 2. Ekhala Que Ali aged about 32 years S/o Haji Shoukat Ali, Resident of Village- RC Mission School Ranchi, P.O.- G.P.O. P.S.- Hindpiri, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand). ……Appellants Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Koka Oraon, S/o Late Sukara Oraon, Resident of Village- Bhatti Chowk, P.O. & P.S.- Hindpiri, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand). ..…Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Appellants : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P. P. For the Informant : Ms. Kismanti Minj, Advocate …… ORAL ORDER IN COURT 07/21.01.2026 I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 This Criminal Appeal has been filed under section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on behalf of the appellants for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Hindpiri P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024 for the 2026:JHHC:1871 2 offences under Sections 323, 341, 504, 506, 419, 420, 34 of I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(G)(R)(S) of the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, pending in the Court of learned AJC-II-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ranchi. 2. The instant interlocutory application being I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 is filed on behalf of the appellants and Informant by way of Joint Compromise Petition. 3. As per FIR, the appellants are alleged to have assaulted the Informant by legs and fats and another co-accused Haider Ali @ Pappu and Syed Sohail Ahmed are alleged to have threatened him by pointing pistol at his head and abused him in the name of his caste. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that the appellants are innocent and have not committed any offence. It is submitted that there was also earlier Civil Suit between the parties and the First Appeal being F.A. No. 37 of 2023 is also pending between the parties. However, the appellants and the Informant have got the matter settled with the intervention of well wishers outside the Court. It is further submitted at Bar by Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, on instruction of the appellants that the appellants will not disturb the possession of the Informant on his land. It is submitted that in view of the above, the appellants may be 2026:JHHC:1871 3 enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State has raised objection to the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants and submitted that offence has been committed under the Provisions of SC/ST Act and hence necessary order may be passed. 6. However, Ms. Kismanti Minj, learned counsel for the Informant has admitted the factum of compromise and submitted that the Informant has settled the dispute with both the appellants namely, Jawed Ali @ Bablu and Ekhala Que Ali. It is submitted that the appellants have agreed not to disturb the possession of the Informant on the land and are ready to settle the dispute with the Informant hence necessary order may be passed. 7. Perused the FIR and I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 filed in the form of Joint Compromise Petition on behalf of the appellants and the Informant-Koka Oraon. 8. Paragraphs 3, 4, 9 and 10 of I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 dated 19.08.2025 read as follows: “Para-3: That the present case is arising out of a land dispute between parties and hence during pendency of the application, both the parties have compromised the case outside the court and agreed to distribute the land among themselves due to 2026:JHHC:1871 4 intervention of common friends well-wishers and Hindpiri Police Station and same was reduced to writing between authorised person of the respondent no.2 and appellants. Para-4: That in view of the compromise Respondent no.2 has agreed to not oppose the criminal appeal filed for grant of anticipatory bail endorsed the compromised agreement signed by his authorised Person namely Aftab Alam Son of Ahmad Ali dated 21.05.2025. Para-9: That good senses have been prevailed and both the parties are living happily in the locality without any fear and force. Para-10: That the compromise is voluntary and without any pressure and with free will and wish.” 9. The informant himself is present in Court was come on a wheel chair and has supported the Compromise Petition. 10. It appears that the above I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 has been signed by Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, learned counsel for the appellant and Ms. Kismanti Minj, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2 and also signed by the appellants namely, Jawed Ali @ Bablu, Ekhala Que Ali and the Informant namely, Koka 2026:JHHC:1871 5 Oraon on 14.08.2025 and their respective Aadhaar Cards have also been enclosed and they have also enclosed their respective affidavits in the Compromise Petition. 11. The appellants have also submitted in presence of their counsel that they will not disturb the possession of the Informant over the land in question belonging to the Informant- Koka Oraon. 12. It further appears that the Respondent No.2- Koka Oraon has got this case compromised with the appellants. 13. In view of the above and also in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, the order dated 08.10.2024 passed by Sri Manish Ranjan, learned A.J.C.-II-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ranchi in Anticipatory Bail Petition No. 2211 of 2024, arising out of Hindpiri P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024 is, hereby, set aside. 14. Accordingly, on the facts and in the circumstances of this case, the appellants namely, Jawed Ali @ Bablu and Ekhala Que Ali are directed to surrender before the learned Court below within six (06) weeks from today and in the event of their surrender or arrest, they shall 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 Sri Manish Ranjan, learned A.J.C.-II-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ranchi or his Successor 2026:JHHC:1871 6 Court in connection with Hindpiri P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024, subject to the condition that one of the bailors must be the own relative of the each appellants and also subject to the condition that the appellants shall not disturb the possession of the Informant over the land in question on which this Compromise Petition dated 19.08.2025 has been filed, failing which the Prosecution/Informant will be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their anticipatory bail. 15. Thus, I.A. No. 11200 of 2025 is allowed and stands disposed of. Consequently, Cr. Appeal (S.J) No. 769 of 2024 is allowed. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated: 21.01.2026 RKM/