2026:JHHC:11850 1 Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 660 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 660 of 2025 1.Ranjeet Kumar Singh, aged about 29 years, Son of Manoj Singh. 2.Sanjeet Kumar Singh, aged about 23 years, Son of Manoj Singh, Both Resident of Village- Ambadih, P.O. & P.S.- Sariya, District- Giridih …....... Appellant(s) Vrs. 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Bhagirath Das, son of Jodho Das, Resident of Village- Ambadih, P.O.- Kheskari, P.S.- Sariya, District- Giridih ........ Respondent(s) ….... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Vijay Kumar Roy, Advocate For the Respondent no.2 : Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Suman Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, A.P.P. 09/22.04.2026 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 and learned counsel for the respondent no.2.-informant as well as learned counsel for the State. 3. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST(POA), Giridih in A.B.P. No. 795 of 2025 arising out of Sariya P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 298,351(2),3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Section 3(i)(r), 3(i)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whereby and whereunder the prayer of the appellants for grant of anticipatory bail has been rejected. The case is presently pending before the court of learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Giridih. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that it is false and frivolous case rather these appellants are from a minority community in the village and only because nuisance has been objected, false case has been lodged. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the informant (respondent no.2) and the State have opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submitted that clearly the offence under Section 3(1)(u)(v) of the SC/ST Act is made out as the legend Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar 2026:JHHC:11850 2 Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 660 of 2025 has been abused. 6. Considering the nature of allegation which clearly attracts the provisions of sections under the SC/ST Act and as per the mandate of Section 18 of the SC/ST Act, I am not inclined to grant the appellants the privilege of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. 8. In the result, the present appeal is dismissed. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 22.04.2026 A. Mohanty Uploaded ____/____/2026