Jharkhand High Court
Cr.A(SJ)/692/2026 of ANISH KUMAR ALIAS ANISH KUMAR SINGH Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 28 September 2026
) 1. Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 692 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 692 of 2026 ------ Anish Kumar @ Anish Kumar Singh, aged about 24 years, son of late Shali Gram Singh, resident of Surni, Mateshwari Apartment, Dhansar P.O. & P.S. Surni, District
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1. Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 692 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 692 of 2026
------ Anish Kumar @ Anish Kumar Singh, aged about 24 years, son of late Shali Gram Singh, resident of Surni, Mateshwari Apartment, Dhansar P.O. & P.S. Surni, District Godda, State- Jharkhand.
.... .... …. Appellant(s)
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand
2. Victim.
.... .... .... Respondent(s)
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P. For the Resp. No. 2 : Ms. Kehkashan Afsheen, Amicus Curiae
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Order No.04/Dated : 28.09.2026
1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned counsel for the State and the Amicus Curiae for the respondent No.2.
3. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 16.06.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST, Godda in connection with Mehrama P.S. Case No.87 of 2026, registered for the offences under Sections 69, 316(2), 318(4), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3) of B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby the prayer for grant of regular bail of the appellant has been rejected. The case is presently pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, SC/ST, Godda. The appellant is in custody since 31.05.2026.
4. It has been submitted that there was a long consensual relationship between the parties and as per the allegation, the victim was in a better status as well as in monetary status also.
5. Learned A.P.P. and the learned amicus for the respondent No.2 have opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above facts and the period of custody undergone by the appellant, I am inclined to grant the privilege of regular bail to the appellant. Accordingly, the appellant named above, is directed to be
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2. released on bail, on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, SC/ST, Godda in connection with Mehrama P.S. Case No.87 of 2026, subject to the condition that the appellant will submit self-attested photocopy 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.
7. In the result, the present criminal appeal stands allowed and accordingly, disposed of.
8. Let this order be communicated to the learned Member Secretary, JHALSA, Ranchi, for the purpose of remuneration to be paid to the learned Amicus Curiae as permissible.
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