( 2026:JHHC:13840 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2310 of 2026 Mithu Gorai, aged about 32 years, son of Shri Ajit Gorai, resident of Near Kashidih Cricate Maindan, P.O. and P.S. Gamharia, District-Seraikella- Kharsawan, -832108 (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Chandan Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kr. Keshri, A.P.P. 02/ 08.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 201/2025, registered under sections 115(2), 117(2), 303(2), 109 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of hotel where incident took place. He next submits that only on suspicion the petitioner has been implicated in this case. He next submits that informant along with his friends have only stated that four miscreants attacked them from behind. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition. On 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 of assault are there pursuant to that Manish Mishra has received grievous injury. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of hotel where incident took place and allegations are made that four miscreants attacked the informant ( 2026:JHHC:13840 ) and his friends from behind. Further the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella, in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 201/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.08.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-