2026:JHHC: 16298 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.908 of 2025 ---- Arun Kumar Bhagat, aged about 75 years, Son of Late Dwarika Pd. Bhagat, resident of Village-Chaptura, P.O. Maheshpur, P.S. Maheshpur, District Pakur (Jharkhand) …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. xxxxx …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Adv. : Mr. Om Prakash, Adv. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Adv. ---- 05/Dated: 08th June, 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/victim. 3. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 22.09.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur in A.B.P No.393 of 2025 in connection with Maheshpur P.S. Case No.119 of 2025, for the offence under Sections 76, 115(2), 352, 351(2) of the B.N.S and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that both the parties are neighbours. There was a boundary dispute between them which has been wrongly aggravated under the SC/ST (PoA) Act. There is also a case and counter case between the parties. On that basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent No.2/victim have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail by stating that the informant/victim was a pregnant lady and she has been assaulted by the accused and hospitalised. 2026:JHHC:16298 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) 908 of 2025 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and from perusal of the records, it appears that there is a land dispute between the parties and further, there was no miscarriage. Both the parties are neighbours by purchase of the land, and as such, 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, Pakur in connection with Maheshpur P.S. Case No.119 of 2025, on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, the appellant(s) 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. 7. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 08th June, 2026 Raja/- Uploaded on 09.06.2026