2026:JHHC:12558 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.627 of 2025 ---- 1. Shubham Kumar, aged 18 years, S/o Bambhola Prasad 2. Sujit Prasad @ Sujit Kumar, age 17 years, Son of Santosh Prasad 3. Prabhat Kumar, age 18 years, Son of Vijay Prasad 4. Sujit Prasad @ Sujit Kumar, age 18 years, Son of Raj Kumar Sao 5. Nitesh Kumar, age 18 years, Son of Ganesh Saw All resident of Village-Arka, Post Office Kazi Pakri Police Station- Tarhasi, District Palamau …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Seema Devi, wife of Ravi Ram Resident of Village and Post Office Sewati Police Station-Tarhasi, District Palamau …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Prabhash Ch. Sinha, Adv. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv. ---- 09/Dated: 29th April, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 22.05.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau in M.C.A No.1108 of 2025, arising out of Tarhasi P.S. Case No.21 of 2025, for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 351(3) of the BNS and Sections 3(r) & 3(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that there was a minor dispute between the parties over bursting fire-crackers which has wrongly been exaggerated to attract the provisions of SC/ST (PoA) Act. The injury is simple in nature. They have no criminal antecedents. On that basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 4. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent No.2 and have submitted that they have been assaulted and abused. 5. Considering the fact that it is a dispute over fire-crackers, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the appellants. Accordingly, the 2026:JHHC:12380 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) 627 of 2025 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 learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PoA) Act, Palamau in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No.21 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. 6. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 29th April, 2026 Raja/- Shahid Uploaded on 30.04.2026