Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:16943 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3033 of 2026 Suraj Kumar Mahato, aged about 27 years, son of Lakhiram Mahato, resident of Tetultand, Dhokhara, P.O. Damodarpur, P.S. Dhansar, 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. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. 02/ 12.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 24 of 2026, registered under sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 of BNS, and sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Cases, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be employee of HDFC Bank and allegations are made that petitioner accompanied one Sachin Mandal @ Sachin Kumar for opening saving bank account in Axis Bank and apart from that there is no allegation. He next submits that Sachin Mandal @ Sachin Kumar has already been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2807 of 2026 by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 16 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioner has accompanied Sachin Mandal @ Sachin Kumar in opening saving bank account in Axis Bank. Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:16943 ) 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R. it transpires that only allegation against the petitioner is made that petitioner accompanied one Sachin Mandal @ Sachin Kumar for opening saving account in Axis Bank and said Sachin Mandal @ Sachin Kumar has already been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2807 of 2026 by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 16 of the petition 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Cases, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 24 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.12.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-