2026:JHHC:18487 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.882 of 2025 ---- 1. Hasbun Nisha, aged about 45 years, W/o Jalaluddin Ansari 2. Jalaluddin Ansari, aged about 50 years, S/o Azis Miya 3. Sohel Ansari, aged about 23 years, S/o Jalaluddin Ansari 4. Md. Asif @ Asif Ansari, aged about 27 years, S/o Jalaluddin Ansari All are R/o Ena Islampur, P.O. Bhagatdih, P.S. Jharia, District Dhanbad …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- The State of Jharkhand …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellants : Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, A.P.P For the Informant : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Adv. : Mr. Vishwajeet Kr. Tiwari, Adv. ---- 09/Dated: 24th 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 appellants and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent No.2/victim. 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 04.08.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Dhanbad in A.B.P No.1960 of 2025 in connection with Jharia P.S. Case No.53 of 2024, for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 325, 448, 504, 506 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(2), 3(viii) & 3(x) 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-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Dhanbad. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that there is a neighbourhood dispute between the parties. Further, it has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that good sense has prevailed and the 2026:JHHC:18487 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.882 of 2025 matter has been settled outside the Court between them. On that basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 6. Learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 7. Considering the above facts, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the appellants. Accordingly, the appellants, named above, are 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 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, Dhanbad in connection with Jharia P.S. Case No.53 of 2024, 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. 8. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 24th June, 2026 Raja/- Uploaded on 25.06.2026