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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5638 of 2025
1. Sajid Ansari, aged about 40 years, son of Bholo Ansari
2. Mujahid Ansari @ Moshahid Ansari @ Moshahid, Aged about 20 years, son of Sajid Ansari, Both resident of village Nagadari, P.O. Baskupi, P.S. Karon, District-Deoghar ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P.
02/ 22.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Karon P.S. Case No. 23/2025, registered under sections 191(2)/191(3)/190/127(2)/132/121(1)/121(2)/262/263/109/351(3)/352 of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that earlier the petitioners have moved in A.B.A. No. 3269 of 2025 which was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 25.06.2025. He further submits that in changed circumstances the present anticipatory bail application has been filed and 12 co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4058/2025 vide order dated 13.08.2025, in A.B.A. No. 5002/2025 vide order dated 01.09.2025 and in A.B.A. No.5476/2025 vide order dated 18.09.2025. He then submits that petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that earlier the petitioners have filed anticipatory bail application before this
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Court which was dismissed as withdrawn and in view of that this anticipatory bail application may not be entertained.
5.
It appears that anticipatory bail application of the petitioners has been dismissed as withdrawn on 25.06.2025 and subsequently thereto twelve co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As by orders dated 13.08.2025, 01.09.2025 and 18.09.2025 respectively. In the changed circumstances anticipatory bail application can be maintained and further the petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. Further considering that allegations are made against 200 unknown persons and 40 persons are named in F.I.R, prima facie it appears that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners.
6.
In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur, in connection with Karon P.S. Case No. 23/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
Dt.22.09.2025
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-