2026:JHHC:17509 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.1111 of 2025 .... Sahbaj Khan age 20 years S/o Tabrej Khan, R/o vill. Senha Nuri Saray, P.O. & P.S. Senha, Dist.-Lohardaga .… Appellant Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Victim .... Respondents .... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellant : Mr. Altamash Khan, Adv. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. For the Resp. No.2 : Mr. Ranjit Kumar Tiwari, A.C. .... 07/17.06.2026 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned APP as well as learned counsel for the respondent No.2. 3. The appellant who is in custody since 24.09.2023 has approached this Court for grant of regular bail against the order dated 28.08.2025 in MCA No.401 of 2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge, (SC/ST Act), Lohardaga in connection with SC/ST Case No.01 of 2024 arising out of Senha P.S. Case No.124 of 2023, registered for the offence under Section 376 of the IPC and charge has been framed under Sections 363/ 376(1)/ 354/ 417/ 504 of IPC and Sections 3 (1) (w) (i), 3(1) (w) (ii) and 3 (2) (v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by which prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 4. In spite of service of notice, nobody has appeared on behalf of the victim and as such Amicus has been appointed to place the view of the victim. 5. The deposition of the victim has also been called for which is kept on record. 6. From perusal of the deposition of the victim, it appears that she has denied the allegation. 7. Considering the statement of the victim, the appellant, above named, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge, (SC/ST Act), Lohardaga in connection with SC/ST Case No.01 of 2024 arising out of Senha P.S. Case No.124 of 2023, subject to condition that the appellant will submit self-attested 2026:JHHC:17509 2 Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.1111 of 2025 photocopy of his Aadhar 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. 8. Accordingly, instant criminal appeal is allowed. 9. The assistance given by Mr. Ranjit Kumar Tiwari, learned Amicus Curiae, is highly appreciable. 10. 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.) 17.06.2026 Shahid/ Uploaded on 18.06.2026