2026:JHHC:24803 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.368 of 2026 ---- 1. Gulzar Miyan @ Md. Guljar @ Gurjar Ansari @ Guljar Ansari, aged about 42 years, son of Rafiq Miyan @ Md. Rafik 2. Muslim Miyan @ Md. Muslim @ Muslim Ansari Ansari @ Md. Muslim, aged about 64 years, son of Rahuddin Miyan @ Md. Rahauddin Ansari Both R/o Village Kajri Tola Pipra, P.O. Tapin, P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Malti Devi, aged about 42 years, W/o Lalo Manjhi, R/o Village Pipra, Manjhi Tola, P.O. Tapin, P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellants : Mr. Raj Shekhar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P For the Resp. No.2 : None ---- 03/Dated: 18th August, 2026 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. In spite of information regarding pendency of the appeal, nobody appears on behalf of the victim. 3. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the State. 4. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 05.02.2026, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for grant of regular bail of the appellants has been rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI Hazaribagh- cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Hazaribagh in M.C.A. No.159 of 2026 in connection with SC/ST Case No.24 of 2025 arising out of Charhi P.S. Case No.20 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 341, 307, 504, 506 of the I.P.C. and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI Hazaribagh-cum- Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Hazaribagh. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that the appellants are in custody for around nine months. The allegation is against a 2026:JHHC:24803 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.368 of 2026 group and further there is land dispute between the parties. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 6. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 7. Considering the period of custody, I am inclined to grant bail to the appellants. Accordingly, the appellants, named above, are directed to be released on 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI Hazaribagh-cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Hazaribagh in connection with SC/ST Case No.24 of 2025 arising out of Charhi P.S. Case No.20 of 2024, subject to the condition that the appellants 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 during pendency of the case and will not change it without prior permission of the court. 8. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 18th August, 2026 Madhav/- Uploaded on:19/08/2026