2026:JHHC:15555 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2778 of 2026 Ujjwal Kumar Bhagat @ Ujwal Bhagat @ Banti Kumar ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. Awnish Prakhar, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. --- Order No. 02/ Dated: 26th May, 2026 1. Heard Mr. Awnish Prakhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakur Town P.S. Case No. 16 of 2026. 3. It has been alleged that on account of a road accident which resulted in the death of one person, a mob had gathered and started raising slogans and also resorted to vandalism and arson. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. It has been submitted that the presence of the petitioner has been noticed in the mob consisting of 500-600 persons. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of R. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M, Pakur in connection with Pakur Town P.S.Case No. 16 of 2026:JHHC:15555 2 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This application stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated: 26th May, 2026 Suman/Aditi