Kuldeep Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court Ranchi; Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.516 of 2025; appeal under Section 14-A SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against rejection of anticipatory bail by Special Judge SC/ST Hazaribag (order dated 04.04.2025, A.B.P No.722 of 2025); Barkagaon P.S Case No.160 of 2019; IPC Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 337, 353, 427, 504 & 307 and SC/ST Act Sections 3 & 4; police party assaulted by group; single complainant alleged Scheduled Tribe abuse; misuse of court process and protective legislation; anticipatory bail granted; surrender within four weeks; bail bond Rs.10,000 each with two sureties; Section 482 BNSS 2023 conditions; Aadhaar and mobile number conditions; appeal allowed and disposed; Rajesh Kumar, J.; decided 06.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all eleven appellants: they are directed to surrender in the trial court within four weeks from receipt/production of a copy of the order and, in the event of arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Judge SC/ST Hazaribag in connection with Barkagaon Case P.S No.160 of 2019, on the conditions laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S 2023, including submission of self-attested photocopies of Aadhaar Cards and active mobile number(s) to be kept unchanged without prior permission of the court till conclusion of the case.