( 2026:JHHC:17503 ) -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3122 of 2026 ---- 1. Umesh Kumar Mandal aged about 25 years, 2. Mantu Kumar, aged about 32 Both sons of Binesh Mandal, resident of village Danro, P.O. Danro, P.S. Ramgarh, District-Dumka (Jharkhand) .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Malsi Pathak, A.C. to P.P. ---- 2/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 39/2025, registered under sections 111(2)(b)/ 111(3)/ 111(4) /112(2) /317(2) /317(4) /318(2) /318(4) /319(2) /336(2) /336(3)/ 338/ 340(2) /3(5) of B.N.S. 2023 and u/s 66(B)/ 66(C)/ 66(D) of I.T. Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dumka. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that name of the petitioners has come in confessional statement and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No. 5088 of 2025, 1006 of 2026, 1764 of 2026, A.B.A. No. 1928 of 2026, 1981/2026 and 1982 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed ( 2026:JHHC:17503 ) -2 the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co- accused. 6. Considering that the name of the petitioners has come in confessional statement and in identical situation co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.As and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dumka, in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 39/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dt. 17.06.2026 Satyarthi/-