RANCHI, India, May 29 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 29:

1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A (2) of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned APP as well as learned counsel for the victim.

3. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI, Hazaribagh in A.B.P. No.2147 of 2025 in connection with SC/ST P.S. Case No.09 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 64/ 351(2) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whereby and whereunder the prayer of the appellant for grant of anticipatory bail has been rejected. The case is presently pending before the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Spl. Judge SC/ST Act, Hazaribagh.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail although the same is barred under Section 18 of the SC/ST (PoA) Act but subsequent investigation clearly discloses that the victim herself has admitted that she has called the boy and they were involved in friendship and this case has wrongly been filed. Further, they have settled the issue outside the Court.

5. Considering the statement of the victim girl, I am inclined to enlarge the appellant on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the appellant, above named, is 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 his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail, on his furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- ( Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Spl. Judge SC/ST Act, Hazaribagh in connection with SC/ST P.S. Case No.09 of 2025 on the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. Further, the appellant will submit self-attested photo copy of his Aadhaar Card and also submit his mobile number before the learned trial court which he will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the Court.

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

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