IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.1858 of 2025 ------ Ganesh Pandey, aged about 36 years, Son of Narad Pandey, Resident of House No.120, Near Hari Mandir, Lower Chouthai Kulhi, Jhariya P.O. & P.S. Jhariya, District- Dhanbad, State Jharkhand 828111 .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-25-03-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Korra P.S. Case No.276 of 2023 instituted under Section 228(A)/188/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23(4) of the POCSO Act, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. It is submitted that the petitioner is a reporter of a news channel and he helped minor victim girl in seeking justice. 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 grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submits that there is no material in the record to suggest that the petitioner is either named in the FIR nor there is any averment in the anticipatory bail application that there is any apprehension of the petitioner being arrested in connection with non-bailable offence. Hence, this Anticipatory Bail Application is not maintainable. Considering the fact that the petitioner is not named in the FIR nor there is any averment in the anticipatory bail application that there is any apprehension of the petitioner being arrested in connection with any non- bailable offence, hence, this Court is not inclined to give the privileges of anticipatory bail to the abovenamed petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/