( 2025:JHHC:22135 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4000 of 2025 Narendra Kumar, aged about 53 years, son of late Basudeo Ram, resident of village Bedani Khurd, Post Office and Police Station Tarhasi, District-Palamau, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. For the Victim : Mr. Sheo Kumar Singh, Advocate ……….. 05/ 06.08.2025: Mr. Sheo Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the Victim (wife of the deceased) submits that counter affidavit is ready but the same could not be filed as the matter was on Board. 2. In view of such submission, the counter affidavit is taken on record. 3. Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the victim. 4. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with S.T. Case No. 10 of 2022, corresponding to Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2019, registered under section 302 of the I.P.C., pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Palamau at Daltonganj. 5. Mr. A.K. Kashyap, learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be brother of the deceased and he is informant. He submits that chargesheet has been submitted against one Ramprit Ram and the petitioner was not chargesheeted. He submits that even during course of investigation the wife and children of the deceased got no grievance so far the petitioner is concerned. He submits that in view of Section 319 Cr.P.C the petitioner has been called upon to face trial and in absence of any summon straightway non bailable warrant of arrest has been issued. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits the allegations are there. 5. Learned counsel for the victim (wife of the deceased) submits that in view of allegation the learned court has rightly called upon to face trial. 6. Considering that in absence of summon, straightway non bailable warrant of arrest has been issued, the petitioner has not been chargesheeted and the petitioner will co-operate in the trial, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner above named, is directed to surrender ( 2025:JHHC:22135 ) before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with S.T. Case No. 10 of 2022, corresponding to Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2019, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-