( 2026:JHHC:14417 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2083 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2083 of 2026 Amit Kumar Ojha @ Amit Ojha, aged about 22 years, son of Dev Kumar Ojha, resident of Purani Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj (Muffasil), District- Sahibganj … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 02/12.05.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.43 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 351(2), 352, 303, 323 and 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and informant are agnates and there is land dispute between the parties and for that, suit is also going on and one petition under Section 144 Cr.P.C. has also been initiated. He further submits that the allegation is made against the petitioner and other co-accused have gone to the field and taken away the crops. He next submits that three of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.1111 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there and the altercation took place due to taking away of the crops. ( 2026:JHHC:14417 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2083 of 2026 5. Considering that the suit being Original Suit No.26 of 2019 is still pending between the parties and both the sides are agnates and the allegation is made of going to the field and taking away the crops and further, three of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.43 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 12th May, 2026 Ajay/