( 2026:JHHC:16084 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2883 of 2026 1. Sarswati Devi 2. Chinta Devi 3. Sudha Devi @ Shudha Devi 4. Birbal Mahto @ Vikarm Mahto 5. Dhananjay Prasad 6. Jiteshwar Mahto @ Jiteshwar Kumar 7. Sanjay Mahto @ Sanjay Kumar 8. Jagdev Mahto @ Jagdev Kumar ... Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioners : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. --- Order No. 02/ Dated: 4th June, 2026 Heard Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that so far as the Petitioner No. 5 is concerned, he seeks permission to withdraw this application, since he has already been arrested. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. This application stands dismissed as withdrawn, so far as the Petitioner No. 5 is concerned. 5. The rest of the petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Manatu P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026. 6. On the death of a child in a road accident, a mob had blocked the traffic which soon turned violent and attacked the Police Personnel, who suffered injuries. 7. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. 8. It has further been submitted that the petitioners do not have any criminal antecedent. 9. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. 10. Regard being had to the generality of allegations, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. ( 2026:JHHC:16084 ) 2 11. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned JMFC, Palamau, Daltonganj in connection with Manatu P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 12. This application stands allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 4th June, 2026 Vedanti/- Uploaded on 6th June, 2026