Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:14744-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 573 of 2026 Sadanand Pasi ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA For the Appellant : Mrs. Arpita Sinha, Advocate For the State : Spl.PP --- Order No. 02 Dated 13th May, 2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. This appeal is directed against the order dated 08.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in A.B.P. No. 615 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban (Dharmaband O.P.) P.S. Case No. 01/2025, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the case of the appellant is similar to some of the co-accused who have been granted anticipatory bail in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 836 of 2025. It has further been submitted that the allegations against the appellant are general and omnibus in nature. Learned Spl.PP though has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 08.04.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in A.B.P. No. 615 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban (Dharmaband O.P.) P.S. Case No. 01/2025, direct the appellant to surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks and on such surrender, he is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like mount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban (Dharmaband O.P.) P.S. Case No. 01/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down u/s 482 BNSS. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) (PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.) 13.05.2026 MK Page-2