( 2025:JHHC:14577 ) Page-1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3083 of 2025 Baleshwar Mahto, aged about 55 years, Son of Rupnath Mahto, resident of Village- Bachra Basti, P.O. & P.S.- Piparwar, District- Chatra. …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kr. Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 05th June, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail from apprehending his arrest in connection with Piparwar P.S. Case No. 51 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 145, 147, 149, 353, 427, 337, 447, 449, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence at all as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case, only on the basis of suspicion. It is further submitted that there has been no specific allegation made against the petitioner except that he along with other persons has deterred the public servant from discharging of their duty. Several Co-accused persons have been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent (mentioned in the impugned order). As such, he may be extended the privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to extend privilege of anticipatory bail to this petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. ( 2025:JHHC:14577 ) Page-2 6. It is made clear that petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation / trial. If the petitioner will not co-operate with the investigation / trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Simran-Aditi/