2026:JHHC:14380 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.550 of 2025 ---- 1. Raj Kumar Yadav, aged about 45 years, Son of Banshi Yadav 2. Manohar Prasad Verma @ Manohar Kumar Verma, aged about 34 years, Son of Late Ramdeo Sonar 3. Vijay Prasad Soni @ Vijay Soni, aged about 49 years, Son of Late Ramdeo Sonar , All are R/o Village Chandwara, P.O. Chandwara, P.S. Chandwara, District Koderma …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sanjay Das, aged about 39 years, S/o Bandhan Ram, R/o Village Chandwara, P.O. Chandwara & P.S. Chandwara, District Koderma …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellants : Mr. Mritunjay Chaudhary, Adv. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno , A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Sahil, Adv. : Mr. Shashi Kant Mishra, Adv. ---- 05/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 appellants 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 21.04.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Koderma in A.B.P No.276 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 Sections 3 (1)(c) and (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 appellants 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) 550 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 appellants. Accordingly, the appellants, named above, are directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail, on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each 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 appellants 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