JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BIRENDRA CHOUHAN AND ORS. V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANR.

RANCHI, India, May 25 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 23:

1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

2. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned APP as well as learned counsel for the respondent No.2.

3. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 02.01.2026 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST Act, Dhanbad in A.B.P. No.3228 of 2025 in connection with Baghmara P.S. Case No.75 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5), 75(3) & 79 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3(1)(t) & 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whereby and whereunder the prayer of the appellants for grant of anticipatory bail have been rejected. The case is presently pending before the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I-cum-Spl. Judge SC/ST Act, Dhanbad.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that it is a neighborhood dispute and the good sense has prevailed between the parties and they have settled the dispute and residing peacefully.

5. Learned counsel for the victim has supported the above submission.

6. In view of the submission of the parties, the appellants, above named, are directed to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail, on their furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- ( Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-Icum-Spl. Judge SC/ST Act, Dhanbad in connection with Baghmara P.S. Case No.75 of 2025 on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, the appellants will submit self-attested photo copy of their Aadhaar Card and also submit their mobile number before the learned trial court which they will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the Court.

7. Accordingly, instant criminal appeal is allowed and disposed of.

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