2025:JHHC:29769 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5682 of 2025 Pawan Oraon @ Punai Oraon, aged about 35 years, Son of Banu Oraon, Resident of Village- Dimba, Pipartoli, PO+PS- Lapung, District- Ranchi. … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Avishek Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 02/24.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bero P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 121(1), 121(2), 127(2), 132, 109, 324(4), 303(2), 196, 152, 61(2), 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Section 3/4 of Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act, 1984 pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioner and others of stopping the informant's officials to execute the work. He then submits that the execution proceeding was being carried out in respect of the land of Sarna Committee and for that agitation was going on. He further submits that the allegations are made against 35 named accused persons and 500 unknown accused persons. He also submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR and petitioner is having certain criminal antecedents. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that there are several criminal antecedents against the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:29769 2 5. Looking in the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the allegations are made against the 500 people unidentified, petitioner is named in the FIR and there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioner. Furthermore, the petitioner has several criminal antecedents and the criminal antecedents can one of the criteria for consideration of the anticipatory bail application or regular bail, however that cannot be sole criteria for rejection of anticipatory bail application or regular bail and in view of the nature of allegations in the present case, it transpires that the allegations levelled against the petitioner and 500 persons are general and omnibus in nature. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Bero P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 24th September, 2025 Simran/