( 2026:JHHC:11431 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1578 of 2026 Akhtar Ansari @ Akhtar Hussain, aged about 52 years, son of Alimuddin Ansari, resident of village-Sijua, P.O. Radhanagar, P.S. Balidih, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Praveen Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. For the Informant :Ms. Khushboo, Advocate 02/ 20.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 05/2026 registered under sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 127(2), 117(2), 115(2), 109, 333, 76, 303(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that there is case and counter case between the parties for that one title suit is also pending. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsels for the State and informant oppose the prayer and submit that allegations of assault are there and pursuant to that injury has been received. Learned counsel for the State further submits that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents and in view of that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that there is direct allegation of assault against the petitioner and pursuant to that injury has been received. The allegation of outraging modesty of the wife of informant ( 2026:JHHC:11431 ) is also there and petitioner has two criminal antecedents. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. Dt.20.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-