2026:JHHC:16472 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2940 of 2026 ------ Mukaddas Alam @ Mukddas Alam, age about 22 years, son of Naimul Ansari, resident of Moglabandh, P.O. Monglabandh, P.S. Pakuria, District Pakur, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Yasir Arafat, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P. ------ 02/09.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakuria P.S. Case No.52 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 196(2), 352, 353(2) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 67 of Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Pakur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case and only certain post was made on WhatsApp and for that the allegations are made that the petitioners was trying to disturb the communal harmony. He next submits that the petitioner is the member of a political party and due to political rivalry, the petitioner has been implicated in the case. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 6 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner has posted message on WhatsApp and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Looking to the contents of the message of WhatsApp which is part of the FIR, it is not clear how that message is disturbing communal harmony. Further, it has been pointed out that petitioner is member of one of the political party and due to political rivalry, the petitioner has been made accused and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as 2026:JHHC:16472 disclosed in para 6 of the petition in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Pakur, in connection with Pakuria P.S. Case No.52 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 11.06.2026