[2025:JHHC:38243] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7307 of 2025 Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Yadav S/o Sudeshwar Yadav aged about 24 years, R/o village Bhojpur, PO & PS Hunterganj, District- Chatra. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. P.K. Rahul, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 19.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 324(5), 308(4), 351, 331(5), 305 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner. He next submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the JCB machine and allegations are made that the said JCB was used in demolishing the house of the informant. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner along with one Vinay Senger were involved in the said demolition of the house of the informant in absence of any authority of law and the petitioner is the owner of the said JCB and in support thereof, he refers to paras-36, 37, 38 and 29 of the supplementary case diary. [2025:JHHC:38243] -2- 5. In view of the above, it appears that the petitioner was present at the spot and allegations are there against the petitioner of using the JCB machine in demolishing the house of the informant and that has been done in absence of any authority of law, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby, rejected. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-19.12.2025 Amitesh/-