2026:JHHC:12851 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.10 of 2026 ---- Ankit Jha @ Ankit Kumar Jha, aged about 34 years, Son of Late Shankar Jha, Resident of Village-Gosichak, Post Office-Marpa and Police Station Balbadda, District Godda …. …. Appellant(s) -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Purnima Kumari, wife of Ashish Ranjan, Resident of Village-Balbadda, Post Office and Police Station Balbadda, District Godda …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Appellant : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Adv. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P For the Respondent No.2 : Mr. V.K. Tiwary, Adv. ---- 03/Dated: 30th April, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 3. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 19.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-1st, Godda in A.B.P No.658 of 2025, arising out of Balbadda P.S. Case No.64 of 2025, for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 352, 351(2) & 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) & 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that all the alleged sections are bailable except Section 74 of the BNS, 203 and the offences under SC/ST (PoA)Act, and as such, no offence under SC/ST (PoA) Act is made out, as the necessary ingredients i.e., caste of the victim has not been disclosed in the F.I.R. On that basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the appellant. Accordingly, the appellant, named above, is directed to surrender in the trial court within four weeks from the date of 2026:JHHC:12851 2. Criminal Appeal (S.J) 10 of 2026 receipt/production of a copy of this order, and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail, on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-1-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Godda in connection with Balbadda P.S. Case No.64 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.) Dated: 30th April, 2026 Raja/- Uploaded on 04.05.2026