2025:JHHC:30164 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5678 of 2025 Jitendra Rana, aged about 50 years, Son of Munshi Rana, resident of Village- Saria, P.O.- Saria, P.S.- Sonaraithari, Sub-division & District- Deoghar (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Anuradha Sahay, 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 Mohanpur P.S. Case No.199 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 121(1) [Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty], 132 (Assault or use of criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the false allegations are made against the petitioner and it is alleged that Jitendra Rana along with accused persons came and tried to free both tractors from the custody of the police. He also submits that the same allegations have been made against the Sudhir Yadav @ Sudhir Kumar Yadav and he has been granted bail in A.B.A. No. 7494 of 2024 by order dated 11.02.2024. He then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para-10 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:30164 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault is there. 5. It transpires that 8 to 10 unknown persons came there and took away the tractors. The petitioner is said to be also there and in an identical situation co-accused has been granted bail in A.B.A No. 7494 of 2024 vide order dated 11.12.2024 and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, which is disclosed in paragraph-10. I am inclined to provide 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No.199 of 2024, 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/