( 2026:JHHC:14129 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 286 of 2026 Sahil Ansari, aged about 26 years, son of Tanwir Ansari, resident of Uparkonki, P.O. Ichapiri, P.S. Pithoria, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Suraj Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P. 02/ 11.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 144 of 2024, registered under sections 191(2)/190/126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/109/352/351(2)/351 (3)/3(5) of BNS, and under section 27 of Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and in the F.I.R only presence of the petitioner has been shown at the place of occurrence. He next submits that there is no specific role played by the petitioner of demanding extortion or making assault. He further submits due to previous land dispute with Sajjawuddin Ansari, the informant by multiple F.I.R dragged the name of the petitioner with oblique motive and said Sajjawuddin is father-in-law of the petitioner, who has lodged C.I.D case against the informant and due to that false cases are being lodged by the informant. He next submits that petitioner has been implicated in four other cases and this Court has quashed the proceeding of Pithoria P.S. Case No. 135/2023, Pithoria P.S. Case No. 33 of 2024, Kanke P.S. Case No. 328 of 2024 and in Pithoria P.S. Case No. 135 of 2024 further final form has been submitted in favour of the petitioner. On ( 2026:JHHC:14129 ) these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of assault and demand of extortion which has come in para 28 of the case diary. 5. Looking into para 28 of the case diary, it transpires that what is specific role played by this petitioner, is not disclosed therein and there are statement against other accused persons in the said paragraph. Further out of the four cases, three cases have been quashed and in one case final form has been submitted in favour of the petitioner. Further it has been pointed out that due to land dispute petitioner’s father-in-law has lodged the case against the informant and thereafter present case has been lodged. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 144 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.11.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-