2026:JHHC:18484 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.643 of 2025 ---- 1. Akshay Kumar Prajapati @ Akshay Kumar, aged about 25 years, S/o Dhanwant Prajapati 2. Abhay Kumar Prajapati @ Abhay Kumar, aged about 22 years, S/o Dhanwant Prajapati All R/o Village Sagalim @ Sagalin, Parasiya, P.O.-Sagalim, P.S.-Panki, District Palamau (Jharkhand) 822118 …. …. Appellants Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mungiya Devi, aged about 42 years, w/o Girja Singh, R/o Village Kusdi, P.O.+P.S.- Panki, District – Palamau (Jharkhand) 822118 …. …. Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellants : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Adv. For the State : Mr. V.S. Sahay, A.P.P. For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Dubey, Adv. ---- 11/Dated: 24th June, 2026 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Respondent No.2/victim. 3. The appeal has been filed against the impugned order dated 21.06.2025 passed in MCA No.1226 of 2025 by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Panki P.S. Case No.48 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 352 and 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act. The case is presently pending in the court of the learned Additional District Judge-I, Palamau. 2026:JHHC:18484 Page | 2 Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.643 of 2025 4. Although Section 18 of the SC/ST (PoA) Act bars the grant of anticipatory bail, such embargo would not apply where no prima facie offence under the provisions of the Act is made out. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that there was some confusion between the parties. Thereafter, the matter has been settled outside the court. Further, no injury report has been brought on record rather it was a simple scuffle between the parties. On the above basis, the prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 6. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State and the respondent no.2 have not opposed the prayer for bail. 7. Considering the above facts, the appellants, above named, are 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 their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail, on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge-I, Palamau in connection with Panki P.S. Case No.48 of 2025 on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, the appellants will submit self-attested photocopy of their Aadhaar Card and also submit their mobile number before the learned court below which they will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the court. 8. In the result, the instant appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 24th June, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 27.06.2026