2026:JHHC:27990 1 Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 681 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 681 of 2026 ------ 1. Mukesh Thakur, aged about 31 years, S/o Dineshwar Bhandari @ Dinesh Bhandari 2. Kedar Yadav, aged about 30 years, S/o Arjun Yadav 3. Bablu Kumar, aged about 25 years, S/o Janardhan Yadav All residents of village Nijbagra, P.O. Basdiha, P.S. Mohanpur, Dist.- Deoghar (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Appellants Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Naresh Das, S/o Bhuneshwar Das, R/o Village Nijbagra, P.O. T. Bansdiha, P.S. Mohanpur, Dist.-Deoghar(Jharkhand) .... .... .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellants : Mr. Sudhansu Kumar Deo, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, APP For the Informant/Victim : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Adv. ------ Order No.04 / Dated : 16.09.2026. 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, learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the respondent No.2/victim. 3. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 20.06.2026 passed by the learned I/C Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge, Deoghar in M.C.A. No.830 of 2026 in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.284 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 504, 506, 295-A of the IPC and Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act whereby the prayer for bail of the appellants has been rejected. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-Cum-Special Judge, Deoghar. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that they are in custody since 08.06.2026. There was a simple scuffle between the parties over the issue of an electricity connection, as they are neighbors. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for bail. 2026:JHHC:27990 2 Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 681 of 2026 6. Considering the nature of crime and period of custody, I am inclined to grant bail to the appellants, the appellants named above, are directed to be released on bail, on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-Cum-Special Judge, Deoghar in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.284 of 2022, subject to the condition that 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 the case without prior permission of the court. 7. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 16.09.2026 Pawan Uploaded on 17.09.2026