[ 2026:JHHC:16473] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2945 of 2026 Somnath Ghosh, Aged about 52 years, Son of Netai Kumar Ghosh, Resident of-Village- Barakhoia, Mukundpur, Post Office-Mukundpur, Police Station:- South-24 Pargana (West Bengal). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 09.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lalmatia P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 105 and 289 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is working as Manager of Sealo Company and he is looking after the administrative function of the said company. He next submits that the allegations are made that on 15.12.2024, the son of the informant has died in the said company, while he was discharging his official duty, however, the FIR has been lodged on 03.09.2025. He then submits that this is an accidental case and not intentional. He further submits that only allegations are made that the death has occurred due to negligence of the management of the said company. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that while discharging the official duty, the son of the informant has died due to poor maintenance of the machinery. [ 2026:JHHC:16473] -2- 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be the Manager of Sealo company and allegations are made that on 15.12.2024, the son of the informant has died in the said company, while he was discharging his official duty, however, the FIR has been lodged on 03.09.2025, prima facie, it is not clear how this petitioner is responsible for such death, 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 her 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda, in connection with Lalmatia P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-09.06.2026 Amitesh/-