IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.671 of 2025 ------ Nunulal Mandal, aged about 68 years, S/o Late Vishwanath Mandal, Resident of Village- Nodhiya, P.O. + P.S. : Taljhari, District- Dumka .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Arya Suman, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, Addl. P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 30-01-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Taljhari P.S. Case No.17 of 2020 instituted under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 379, 307, 337, 353, 427, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was the member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly used criminal force against the police party as the police restrained them from playing cards during the lockdown imposed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the injuries sustained by the victim is simple in nature. It is then submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-11 of the instant anticipatory bail application. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 02.11.2023 passed in A.B.A. No.8970 of 2023. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Dumka in connection with Taljhari P.S. Case No.17 of 2020 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his 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/