2026:JHHC:16398 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 2916 of 2026 ---- Mithun Kumar, aged about 25 years, son of Amarjeet Mahto, resident of Bachhauta, Ward No.8, PO and PS Morkai, District Khagaria, Bihar 851204 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Kumari Rashmi, Advocate ---- 2/09.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Panki PS Case No.128 of 2025, for offence registered under section 319(2), 318(4) of BNS, 2023, Section 15(2)(B) of Indian Medical Council Act and section 23 of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal (Prevention of Sex Selection) Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, pending in court of learned J.M.F.C., Palamu at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is the Sweeper of the Ultrasound Centre and the allegations are there that in absence of any proper document, the said Ultrasound Centre was being run by Dr. Ravi Shankar Kumar and the Care taker of the said Ultrasound Centre has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.7521 of 2025. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:16398 2 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there that in absence of any valid document, the said Ultrasound Centre was being run by Dr. Ravi Shankar Kumar. 5. Considering that the petitioner is only a sweeper of the said Ultrasound Centre and the Care-taker of the said Ultrasound Centre has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and further the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C., Palamu at Daltonganj, in connection with Panki PS Case No.128 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 09.06.2026 SI/