IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.277 of 2025 ------ 1. Niranjan Ekka aged 36 years, son of Pyari Oraon. 2. Raghunath Ekka, aged 33 years, son of Pyari Oraon. 3. Deepak Oraon, aged 43 years, son of Mahendra Oraon. 4. Umesh Oraon @ Bablu Aged 44 years, son of Ramdeo Oraon 5. Anil Toppo, Aged 44 years, son of Yamuna Uraon; All are R/O Village – Latdag, P.O. + P.S. – Meral & District- Garhwa .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Gopal K. Sinha, Advocate Ms. Chanchal Chhaya, Advocate For the State : Ms. Sushma Aind, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 22-01-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending their arrest in connection with Meral P.S. Case No.174 of 2024 instituted under Sections 191 (2), 191 (3), 190, 126 (2), 115 (2), 221, 132, 109 (1), 125 (a), 125 (b), 121 (1), 121 (2), 285, 324 (3), 324 (6), 352, 351 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3 of Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were members of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of the common object of the assembly, pelted stones upon police personnel and destroyed private and public property. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-06 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that the petitioners have never blocked any Highway. It is further submitted that the petitioners were protesting the excesses committed by the police, hence, they have been falsely implicated in this case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrendering, they will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.5,000/- each as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Garhwa in connection with Meral P.S. Case No.174 of 2024 with the condition that they will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/