( 2026:JHHC:13848 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2293 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2293 of 2026 1. Ravi Kumar Rai @ Ravi Kumar Ray, aged about 30 years, S/o Nehal Rai 2. Ajay Kumar Ray @ Ajay K. Ray, aged about 28 years, S/o Makru Rai 3. Bhagyo Ray @ Bhagya Kumar Roy, aged about 25 years, son of Aghanu Ray All are residents of Village- Hariharpur, P.O. Hariharpur, P.S. Hariharpur, District- Dhanbad … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P. ----- 05/08.05.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Hariharpur P.S. Case No.08/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 132, 191(2), 191(3), 324(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits petitioner no.1 has lodged Hariharpur P.S. Case No. 63 of 2025 on 11.10.2025 against the informant party for committing murder of his brother namely, Kapil Kumar Roy and thereafter the present case has been lodged against the petitioners on 27.01.2026 and only allegation was made that petitioners were found pelting stones in the house of informant. He next submits that co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2176 of 2026 and A.B.A. No.2188 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. ( 2026:JHHC:13848 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2293 of 2026 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of pelting stone in the house of the informant and the petitioners are not cooperating in the investigation. 5. Considering that present case is counter blast case and only allegation is made against the petitioners of pelting stones in the house of the informant and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, they 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 Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Hariharpur P.S. Case No. 08/2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 8th May, 2026 Ajay/