Neutral Citation No. (2025: JHHC:17745-DB) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 625 of 2025 1. Sanjay Mahato @ Sanjay Kumar Mahato, aged about 50 years, S/o Phagu Mahato 2. Bhushan Mahato, aged about 53 years, S/o Late Guhi Mahato, Both R/o village Dharamabandh, Madhuban, P.O Malkera, P.S. Madhuban, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand --- --- Appellants Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellants: Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. --- 02 / 03.07.2025 Heard Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 24.03.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 575 of 2025 in connection with Madhuban (Dharmabandh O.P) P.S. Case No. 1 of 2025, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that there was a fight between two groups with respect to the marking of land on which coal was to be extracted and when the police party tried to pacify the mob they were subjected to assault which resulted in institution of an FIR against 123 persons. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that several similarly situated co-accused have been granted bail by this court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 507 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 524 of 2025. It has been submitted that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. 5. Learned A.P.P has though opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants, but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. 6. Regard being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 24.03.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 575 of 2025 in connection with Madhuban (Dharmabandh O.P) P.S. Case No. 1 of 2025, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad, direct the appellants, above named, to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on their surrender, the learned Trial Court shall release them on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each, with two sureties of the 2. like amount each, to the satisfaction of Sri I.Z. Khan, learned J.M.F.C, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban (Dharmabandh O.P.) P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. The appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet-Nandini/