[2026:JHHC:14116] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2380 of 2026 1. Balsu Oraon aged about 34 years son of Haru Oraon, resident of vill-kerh, P.O+P.S- Chhipadohar, Dist- Latehar, 2. Akhilesh Oraon aged about 46 years son of Laleshwar Oraon resident of village- Lanka Tola- Uchwabal, P.O+P.S- Manika, Dist- Latehar, 3. Janeshwar Bhuiyan aged about 58 years son of Jagdish Bhuiyan resident of village- Lanka Tola- Uchwabal, P.O+P.S-Manika, Dist- Latehar. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Nandan Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 11.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Manika P.S. Case No. 40 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 341, 342, 323, 324, 325,307, 354/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned ACJM, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners have gone to attend the Puja on call by Mahabir Prahiya @ Parahiya, where the altercation took place and the injury has also been received by the informant. He also submits that said Mahabir Prahiya @ Parahiya has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.3674 of 2025 and further 10 other co-accused persons have also been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6420 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para-13 [2026:JHHC:14116] -2- of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioners have gone to attend the puja on call of Mahabir Prahiya and said Pahariya and 10 others have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in aforementioned A.B.As, and there are general and omnibus allegation and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty-five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Latehar, in connection with Manika P.S. Case No. 40 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-11.05.2026 Amitesh/-