2026:JHHC:17198 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.840 of 2025 ---- Raghubansh Prasad Singh, aged about 50 years, Son of Vijay Kumar Singh, Resident of Hiring, Khutikawal Khurd, P.O. & P.S. Hunterganj, District Chatra …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Prof. Yugeshwar Ram, son of Late Doman Ram, resident of Prof. Ram Narayan Smarak Inter College, Hunterganj, P.O. & P.S. Hunterganj, District Chatra …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Adv. For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Ms. Rajika Mahali, Amicus Curiae ---- 05/Dated: 15th 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 22.08.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I (SC/ST Act) Chatra in A.B.P No.1085 of 2025 in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.106 of 2023, for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Chatra. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that as per the allegations the incident occurred on 14.12.2022, whereas the complaint petition was filed on 07.06.2023. It has further been submitted that the dispute was merely a simple dispute among the lecturers. After investigation, the police found that no abusive language had been used in the alleged offence. 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. 2026:JHHC:17198 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.840 of 2025 6. Considering the above facts, I am inclined to grant the 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-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Chatra in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.106 of 2023, 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. 8. Let this order be communicated to the learned Member Secretary, JHALSA, Ranchi, for the purpose of remuneration to be paid to the learned Amicus Curiae as permissible. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 15th June, 2026 Raja/- Uploaded on 16.06.2026