( 2025:JHHC:31959) 1 ABA No.6041 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6041 of 2025 Sri Jai Nandan Singh @ Jai Nandan Pd Singh @ Jainandan Prasad Singh aged about 60 years son of Alakhdev Narayan Singh resident of Village Genjna Post office and PS Hunterganj, District Chatra, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI -------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr.Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. …….. 04/ 15.10.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 41/2025, registered under sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be Panchayat Sachib and allegations are made that petitioner has issued false birth certificate. He further submits that recommendation of birth certificate is being made by Aanganwari Sevika and thereafter Ward Member and Mukhaia are also forwarding the same then only birth certificate is being issued. He then submits that coaccused person has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5864 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of issuing false birth certificate. 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be Panchayat Sachib ( 2025:JHHC:31959) 2 ABA No.6041 of 2025 and allegations are made that petitioner has issued false birth certificate. The recommendation of birth certificate is being made by Aanganwari Sevika and thereafter Ward Member and Mukhaia are also forwarding the same then only birth certificate is being issued. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender 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 S.D.J.M, Chatra, in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 41/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.15.10.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI-