( 2026:JHHC:17673 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3145 of 2026 Anil Murmu, aged about 27 years, son of late Jitan Murmu, resident of Manjhikola, P.O.-Sahibganj, P.S. Sahibganj Muffasil, District-Sahibganj ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Agnivesh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. 02/ 18.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Borio(J) P.S. Case No. 355 of 2021, registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegations are made against unknown 25-30 persons. He next submits that the allegations are also made that the petitioner was protesting and road blockage has been made because the police has apprehended three persons from their village. He submits that co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4526 of 2025. 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 mob was involved in scuffle with the police. 5. Considering that F.I.R is lodged against 25-30 unknown persons and protest was going on due to the arrest of three persons from their village and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am ( 2026:JHHC:17673 ) 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate at Sahibganj, in connection with Borio(J) P.S. Case No. 355 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.18.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-