2026:JHHC:14380 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.888 of 2025 ---- Dwarika Yadav @ Dwarika Kumar Yadav, aged about 33 years, Son of Sahdeo Yadav, resident of Ward No.07 Village Purbi Chandwara, P.O. and P.S. Chandwara, District Koderma, Jharkhand …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sanjay Das, Son of Bandhan Ram, resident of Ward No.07 resident of Ward No.07 Village Purbi Chandwara, P.O. and P.S. Chandwara, District Koderma, Jharkhand …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Suraj Prakash, Adv. : Md. Zubair Khan,Ad. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno , A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Sahil, Adv. : Mr. Siddhant Singh ---- 06/Dated: 12th 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 respondent No.2. 3. It is well settled that although Section 18 of the SC/ST (PoA) Act bars the grant of anticipatory bail, such bar would not apply in case where no prima facie offence under the Act is made out. 4. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 11.09.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Koderma in A.B.P No.674 of 2025 in connection with Koderma SC/ST P.S. Case No.02 of 2023, for the offence under Sections 147, 323, 504 of the IPC and Section 3 (1)(c)/3(1)(g) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Koderma. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that there are general and omnibus allegations against various persons. The matter has already been settled outside the Court. The co-accused persons have already 2026:JHHC:14380 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) 888 of 2025 been granted bail by the learned Trial Court. On that basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 6. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but has not disputed the factum of compromise vis-a-vis other co-accused. 7. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the appellant. Accordingly, the appellant, named above, is directed to surrender in the trial court within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail, on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Koderma in connection Koderma SC/ST P.S. Case No.02 of 2023, on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, the appellant will submit self-attested photocopy of his/her/their Aadhaar Card(s) and also submit his/her/their mobile number(s) before the learned trial court which he/she/they will always keep active and will not change it without prior permission of the court, till conclusion of the case. 8. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 12th May, 2026 Raja/- Uploaded on 14.05.2026