1 A.B.A. No. 4788 of 2025 2025:JHHC:30850 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 4788 of 2025 ---- Rahul Kumar Mandal @ Karan Mandal @ Karan Kumar Mandal, aged about 28 years son of Nimai Chandra Mandal, resident of Fatamohal, PO Kankomath, PS Katras, District Dhanbad .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Aditya Banerjee, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate ---- 3/06.10.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katras (Ramkanali) P.S. Case No.247 of 2025, for offence registered under section 192(2), 191(3), 190, 329(3), 127(1), 115(2), 109(1) AND 303(2) of BNS, 2023 and section 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of Arms Act, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner. He further submits that there was some altercation between the informant and Triveni Modi and upon hearing the same, petitioner along with other villagers came there to pacify the same. He then submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 20 and by the earlier order, the case diary has been called for. He next submits that in paras 16 to 19 of the case diary, independent witnesses have stated that petitioner was not indulged in any altercation and the petitioner has gone there only to pacify the altercation which was going on between two of the persons. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations 2 A.B.A. No. 4788 of 2025 are there of taking out the pistol and keeping the same on the chest of the informant. 5. Considering that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 20 and in paras 16 to 19 of case diary, independent witnesses have stated that petitioner was not indulged in any altercation and petitioner has gone there only to pacify the altercation which was going on between two persons, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Katras (Ramkanali) P.S. Case No.247 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.10.2025 SI/