2026:JHHC:21491 1 Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 177 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 177 of 2026 ------ 1. Ajit Kumar, aged about 18 years, S/o Dhananjay Kumar Yadav 2. Sonu Yadav @ Sonu Kumar, aged about 19 years, S/o Nirendra Singh 3. Rohit Yadav @ Rohit Kumar @ Roti Kumar, aged about 18 years, S/o Bir Bahadur Singh 4. Deepak Choudhary @ Deepak Kumar, aged about 24 years, S/o Anil Kumar Chaudhry 5. Golu Yadav @ Satyam, aged about 18 years, S/o Sanjay Kumar Yadav 6. Yash Choudhary @ Gourav Kumar, aged about 24 years, S/o Vijay Choudhary 7. Munna Yadav @ Munna Kumar, aged about 27 years, S/o Satyanarayan Singh 8. Raj Kumar, aged about 37 years, S/o Birendra Choudhary 9. Prince Kumar, aged about 18 years, S/o Raju Kumar and 10. Sushil Yadav @ Sushil Kumar, aged about 25 years, S/o Sri Ram Singh All residents of R-Khatal, Sector-1/B, P.O. & P.S. B.S. City, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand .... .... …. Appellants Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sanju Kumar @ Sourabh Kumar, S/o Ramesh Kumar, R/o Ambedkar Nagar, Sector-1/B, P.O. & P.S. B.S. City, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand .... .... .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellants : Mr. Baibhaw Gahlaut, Advocate Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Subhneet Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. For the Resp. No.2 : Mr. Sourabh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Das Abhishek Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rishav Kumar, Amicus Curiae ------ Order No.06 / Dated : 21.07.2026. 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, learned counsel for the State, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/victim and the learned Amicus Curiae. 3. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 20.12.2025 passed in Anticipatory Bail Petition No. 945 of 2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bokaro rejecting the prayer of appellants for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with B.S. City P.S. Case No.224 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 2026:JHHC:21491 2 Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 177 of 2026 351(2) & 324(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge- 1, Bokaro. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that there was a simple scuffle between young persons while performing ‘Kali Puja’ and the matter has been settled outside the court. On the above basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State as well learned counsel for the victim have raised no objection. 6. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bokaro in connection with B.S. City P.S. Case No.224 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.) 21.07.2026 Pawan/Raja Uploaded on 22.07.2026