2026:JHHC:14518 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.63 of 2026 ---- Anand Singh @ Anand Kr. Singh, S/o Late Satyanarayan Singh, Aged about – 45 years, R/o – Village – Singra Kala, P.O.+P.S.- Sadar, Dist.-Palamu, Jharkhand …. …. Appellant Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Fagu Mochi, S/o – Late Amrit Mochi, R/o – Singra Khurd, P.O.+P.S.- Sadar, Dist.-Palamu, Jharkhand …. …. Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Adv. Ms. Arti Kumari, Adv. For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, A.P.P. For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Jay Prakash Pandey, Adv. ---- 03/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, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 3. The appeal has been filed against the impugned order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau in M.C.A. No.2539 of 2025 in connection with Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No.141 of 2007 corresponding to SC/ST Case No.03(A)/2016, registered for the offence under Sections 406, 419, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3/4 of the SC/ST (PoA) Act. The case is presently pending in the court of the learned ADJ-I-cum- Special Judge SC/ST Act, Palamu at Daltonganj. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that acquisition is against three persons. Two persons had faced the trial and they had been acquitted by the judgment dated 30.08.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau at Daltonganj in SC/ST Case No.03 of 2016. The present appellant was not aware regarding the pendency 2026:JHHC:14518 Page | 2 Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.63 of 2026 of the present case. Subsequently, he has come to know that the process under Section 82 of the Cr.P.C. has been issued vide order dated 05.10.2023/03.04.2024 without following the due process of law and that has been challenged by filing Cr.M.P. No.2772 of 2025 before this Court for quashing of the order dated 05.10.2023/03.04.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Palamau in SC/ST Case No.03(A) of 2016 and the same was allowed vide order dated 24.09.2025. The appellant undertakes to participate in the trial. Further, it has been submitted that his innocence stands proved because two persons had already been acquitted. On the above basis, the prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State and the Respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the fact that other two accused had already been acquitted, the appellant, above named, is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/ production of the copy of this order and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail, on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ADJ-I-cum- Special Judge SC/ST Act, Palamu at Daltonganj in connection with connection with Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No.141 of 2007 corresponding to SC/ST Case No.03(A)/2016 on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, 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. 7. In the result, the instant appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 12th May, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 15.05.2026