( 2026:JHHC:17476 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3110 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3110 of 2026 Ashutosh Krishna @ Ashutosh Gupta @ Golu, aged about 38 years, son of Krishna Murari Gupta, resident of Gupta Complex, Lower Hatia Road, Opposite Sun Market, Hatia, P.O. & P.S. Hatia, District- Ranchi … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ----- 03/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.73/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 324(4), 351(2) & (3), 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the altercation took place due to plucking of flowers by the petitioner from the temple. He further submits that the allegation of assault is not there against the petitioner. He then submits that false allegation is made of snatching of Rs.1,000/- from the pocket of the informant. He next submits that even injury is found to be simple. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 17 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of snatching Rs.1,000/-. 5. Considering that the altercation took place due to plucking of flowers from the temple and further allegation is made of snatching of Rs.1,000/- and ( 2026:JHHC:17476 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3110 of 2026 the allegation of assault is not there against the petitioner and even the injury is found to be simple and further, the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 17 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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 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, Ranchi in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.73/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 17th June, 2026 Ajay/