( 2026:JHHC:3645 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 728 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 728 of 2026 Upendra Yadav, aged about 46 years, S/o Panchu Yadav, R/o Rangatand, Near Hanuman Mandir, Yadav Tola, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ----- 02/11.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.367/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 109, 126(2), 115(2), 308(5), 351 and 352 of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of the learned C.J.M., Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the allegation of firing and snatching money is there against one Shubham Yadav, who happened to be son of the petitioner. He next submits that in one case, the petitioner was made accused and, in that case being G.R. Case No.1852 of 2022, arising out of Dhanbad P.S. Case No.150 of 2019, T.R. Case No.167 of 2025, the petitioner has been acquitted vide order dated 25.09.2025 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of presence of the petitioner on the spot. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the allegations ( 2026:JHHC:3645 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 728 of 2026 of snatching the money and firing are there against Shubham Yadav and that allegation is not made against the petitioner. It has been pointed out that this petitioner is happened to be the father of the said Shubham Yadav. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.367/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 11th February, 2026 Ajay/