Jharkhand High Court
Ashique Ansari @ Md Asif Raja Age About 36 … vs The State Of Jharkhand on 28 April, 2026
Author: Rajesh Kumar
Bench: Rajesh Kumar
2026:JHHC:12376
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No.576 of 2025
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1. Ashique Ansari @ Md Asif Raja age about 36 years son of late Haji Ishteyak
Ahmad
2. Guddu Ansari @ Md Aamir Raja @ Md Amir Raza age about 37 years son of
late Haji Ishteyak Ahmad
3. Isha Ansari @ Mohammad Isha Sheikh @ Md Isha Ansari age about 74 years
son of late Ali Rahim Sheikh …. Appellants
4. Maruque Aansari @ Sheikh Maruf Ansari @ Md Maruf Ansari age about 33
years son of Isha Ansari
5. Imam Ansari @ Imam Ali age about 52 years son of late Ishtehar Ansari
6. Ishaque Ansari @ Ishaque Sheikh @ Ishaque age about 72 years son of late
Ali Rahim Ansari
7. Ali Ansari @ Md Ali Sheikh @ Ali Shesh age about 52 years son of late
Ishtehar Ansari
8. Mrutuja Ansari @ Sheikh Murtuja Ansari age about 48 years son of late
Ishtehar Ansari
All resident of village Adar, P.O. Adar, P.S. Bardiha District-Garhwa
(Jharkhand) …. Appellants
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand
2. Victim …. Respondents
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR
For the Appellants : Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Adv.
For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P.
For the Victim : Mr. Manoj Kumar No.2, Adv.
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12/28.04.2026
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 victim
3. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 22.05.2025
passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST (PoA)
Act, Garhwa in A.B.P. No.332 of 2025 in connection with Bardiha P.S. Case
No.35 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 147/ 148/ 149/ 341/
325/ 354(B)/ 436/ 504 & 506 of IPC and Section 3(1)(r)(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 District & Sessions Judge-I, Garhwa.
4. The appellants have approached this Court for grant of anticipatory
bail although the same is barred under Section 18 of the SC/ST (PoA) Act but
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there is land dispute between the parties and as such the prayer made in the
present appeal is maintainable.
5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that it is
nothing but misuse of the process of the protective legislation.
6. Learned counsel for the appellants has placed before me the report
dated 04.06.2024 submitted by the officer-in-Charge of Bardiha Police Station
for initiation of 107 Cr.P.C. proceeding. The contents of the report reads as
under:-
सेवा म,
अनुमंडल द डा धकार महोदय
गढ़वा ।
वषयः दोनो प के व ध द० ०स० क धारा-107 के अंतगत
नरोधा मक कारवाई हे तु तवेदन ।
महाशय,
उपरो त वषय के संदभ म सादर सू चत करना है क थम प
वारा सम पत आवेदन का जाँच ाम-आदर, थाना बरडीहा, िजला गढ़वा
जाकर दोनो प ो क उपि थ त म खल
ु े एवं गु त प से ' कया। जाँच के
म म यह बात काश म आयी क वष 1970 से ह जमीन खाता सं0-
1/247, लॉट सं0-395/2378, रकवा-2 (दो) बगहा नया ख तयान के अनुसार 1
(एक) एकड़ 24 (चौबीस) डी0 जमीन थम प के आवेदक मो० आशीफ
रजा के दांदा व० अल रह म शेख के क जे म है । अब व तय प के
वारा जंबरज ती उ त जमीन म दखल कर सरकार कुआँ का नमाण काय
कया जा रहा है , िजससे द न प म काफ आ ोश है और कभी भी
अ य घटना घ टत कर सकते ह, िजससे शां त एवं व ध- यव था क
सम या उ प न हो सकती है ।
अतः अनरु ोध है क दोनो प ो के व ध द० ०स० क धारा
107 के तहत नरोधा मक कारवाई करते हुए तबं धत करने क कृपा
कया जाए ता क शांि त यव था/ व ध यव था बनी रहे ।
व वासभाजन
थाना भार
बरडीहा थाना
7. It has been further submitted that thus there is a finding by the
authority that these appellants are in possession of the said piece of land.
8. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the victim has
opposed the prayer and submitted that there is a specific allegation of sexual
assault and otherwise assault also.
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9. Considering the fact that possession of the land has been found in
favour of the accused persons, I am inclined to enlarge the appellants on
anticipatory bail. Accordingly, 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 District & Sessions Judge-I, Garhwa
in connection with Bardiha P.S. Case No.35 of 2024 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.
10. Accordingly, instant criminal appeal is allowed and disposed of.
(Rajesh Kumar, J.)
28.04.2026
Shahid/
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