2025: JHHC:18568-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 687 of 2025 Shekh Kayum @ Shekh Qyum, aged about 26 years, S/o Late Shekh Sattar, R/o Kharkharee Basti, P.OP./ Kharkharee, P.S. Madhuban, District Dhanbad --- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant: Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Special P.P. --- 02 / 10.07.2025 Heard Mr. Pratiush Lala, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, learned Special P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 19.06.2025 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in connection with A.B.P. No. 1284 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P) Case No. 01 of 2025, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that with respect to marking the land of BCCL for mining of coal, two separate groups had assembled and they went on rampage, which resulted in hurling of bombs, damaging vehicles and even the officer-in- charge of Dharmabandh P.S. had suffered injuries. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature and in similar circumstances, several of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 447 of 2025, Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 474 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 507 of 2025. 5. Learned A.P.P has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant 6. In view of the fact that the appellant has been named as one of the members of the mob without there being specific allegation against him as well as grant of anticipatory bail to several other co-accused persons, we, while setting aside the order dated 19.06.2025 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in connection with A.B.P. No. 1284 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P) Case No. 01 of 2025, direct the appellant, above named, to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, the learned Trial Court shall release 2. him on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Ms. Arpita Narayan, learned J.M.F.C, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P) Case No. 01 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/