IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ------

Dharamjeet Kumar Malakar @ Tinku, aged about 32 years, S/o- Sri Ramadhin Prasad Malakar, Resident of Village- Konartoli, Dibdih, P.O.- Doranda, P.S.- Doranda, District- Ranchi, (Jharkhand)

… Appellant Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Prosecutrix … Respondents ------

For the Appellant : Mr. Prafful Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Shweta Singh, Addl. P.P.

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P R E S E N T HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY By the Court:- Heard the parties.

2. This Criminal Appeal (SJ) has been filed under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act with the prayer to set aside the order dated 16.10.2025 passed in A.B.P. No.2717 of 2025 by the learned A.J.C.- XVIII-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ranchi, by which the learned A.J.C.- XVIII-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ranchi has rejected the prayer for Anticipatory Bail of the appellant.

3. The allegation against the appellant is that the appellant has committed rape upon the prosecutrix by adopting deceitful means and also committed unnatural offence with the victim. There is further allegation that the appellant cheated the informant of Rs.2,50,000/