Jharkhand High Court
Cr.A(SJ)/724/2026 of SATYAWAN KUMBHKAR Vs STATE OF JHARKHAND on 16 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 724 of 2026 ------ 1. Satyawan Kumbhkar, aged about 33 years, S/o Arun Kumbhkar, R/o Asanbani Kumhar Tola, P.O.-Chandra, P.S.-Siyal Jori, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand 2. Narendra Prasad Mehta @ Narendra Pr. Mehta, aged about 58 years, S/o
2026:JHHC:28009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 724 of 2026
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1. Satyawan Kumbhkar, aged about 33 years, S/o Arun Kumbhkar, R/o Asanbani Kumhar Tola, P.O.-Chandra, P.S.-Siyal Jori, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand
2. Narendra Prasad Mehta @ Narendra Pr. Mehta, aged about 58 years, S/o Tileshwar PD Mehta, R/o Village-Barwan, P.O.-Ichak, P.S.-Ichak, District-Hazaribagh, Jharkhand .... .... …. Appellant(s)
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1. The State of Jharkhand
2. Rajpalak Paswan, aged about 44 years, S/o Krishna Paswan, R/o Village- Babhne, P.O.-Pratappur, P.S.-Pratappur, District-Chatra, Jharkhand
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. B.M. Tripathy, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Naveen Kumar Jaiswal, Adv.
For the State
: Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. For the Resp. No.2 : Mr. Anupam Anand, Adv.
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Order No.04/Dated : 16.09.2026
1. The present criminal appeal has been filed under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act against the order dated 25.06.2026, passed in A.B.P. No. 880 of 2026, arising out of Pratappur P.S. Case No. 129 of 2022, based upon complaint case being SC/ST Case No. 19 of 2023, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Chatra, whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected.
2. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the State that the matter has already been settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Om Prakash Chhawnika @ Om Prakash Chabnika @ Om Prakash Chawnika Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr. reported in 2026 SCC Online SC 676, as such, the present appeal is not maintainable.
3. Learned senior counsel for the appellants seeks permission to withdraw this appeal.
4. Permission is accorded.
5. In that view of the matter, the present appeal is, hereby, disposed of as not maintainable.
6. However, the parties are at liberty to work out their remedies in accordance with law.
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