2026:JHHC:13099 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.853 of 2025 ---- Pyarelal Kushvaha @ Pyare Lal Singh, aged about 43 years, son of Ramkera Singh, resident of Village Salga, P.O & P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand …. …. Appellant Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. xxxx …. …. Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P. For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Sushant Kr. Sinha, Adv. ---- 10/Dated: 04th May, 2026 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the victim. 3. The appeal has been filed against the impugned order dated 25.06.2026 passed in B.P No.329 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Chatra in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.19 of 2024, corresponding to SC/ST Case No.17 of 2024, for the offence under Sections 376 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(xii) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act. The case is presently pending in the court of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Chatra. 4. It appears that till date, only cognizance has been taken in the matter. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that both the parties are major. It has further been submitted that the F.I.R has been lodged after four days of the incident and except the statement of the victim, there is no other corroborative material available on record. The co-accused person namely, Rajendra Kushwaha @ Rajendra Singh, has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 26.03.2025, passed in Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.825 of 2024. The appellant is 2026:JHHC:13099 Page | 2 Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.853 of 2025 in custody since 16.05.2025 and he undertakes to participate in the trial. On these grounds, the prayer for bail has been made. 6. Learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the victim have opposed the prayer for bail. 7. Considering the above facts and the period of custody, the appellant named above, is directed to be released on bail, on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Chatra in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.19 of 2024, corresponding to SC/ST Case No.17 of 2024, subject to the condition that the appellant will submit self- attested photocopy of his Aadhaar Card and also submit his mobile number before the learned court below which he will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the court. 8. In the result, the instant appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 04th May, 2026 Raja/-Uploaded on 05.05.2026