[2026:JHHC:13680] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2171 of 2026 1. Sita Oraon aged about 58 years, son of Late Jhangru Oraon, Resident of Village: Chauli Toli, Murgu, Post Office and Post Station: Sisai, District: Gumla State: Jharkhand 2. Rattan Karketta aged about 41 years, son of Chhalu Kerketta, Resident of Village: Joreng Matakdih, Post Office & Police Station: Gumla, District: Gumla State: Jharkhand; 3. Kishun Gope aged about 60 years, son of Late Mukund Gope, Resident of Village: Larba Shailipur, District: Post Office & Police Station: Kolibera, Simdega, State: Jharkhand; 4. Gautam Sahu aged about 28 years, son of Late Birsa Sahu, Resident of Village: Sijang Semertoli, Post Office & Police Station: Kolebira, District: Simdega State: Jharkhand. 5. Pitarus Karketta @ Petrus Kerketta, aged about 57 years, son of Late Pius Kerketta, Resident of Village: Karaunda Bera, Post Office & Police Station: Palkot, District: Gumla State: Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 07.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 316(2), 338, 336(3)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. [2026:JHHC:13680] -2- 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners of collecting the money for depositing in the company named in the FIR. He then submits that the petitioners are also victim as they also have deposited their own money in the said company. He then submits that other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5517 of 2025, ABA No.5582 of 2025 and A.B.A. No. 6170 of 2025 respectively by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioners of collecting money and depositing in the company named in the FIR. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioners are also victim and they have also deposited the money in the said company and the petitioners have also complied the notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023 and have also appeared before the investigating office and further in the similar circumstance the other co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, above named. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-07.05.2026 Amitesh/-