[2026:JHHC:18296] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3285 of 2026 Manoj Ram, aged about 52 years, son of Charitar Bhuiyan, R/o- Village Mahuliya, Shankar Tola, P.O. + P.S. Soh, Distt. Garhwa (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. L.C.N. Shahdeo, Advocate. : Mr. Yash Raj Gupta, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 23.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 265 of 2026, registered for the offence under 191(2), 191(3), 190, 285, 115(2), 125(b), 109(2), 132, 221, 121(1), 324(4), 352, 351(3) and 223/56 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in a road accident, two persons died for that agitation was going on and about 500 villagers assembled at the spot and they were demanding compensation. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including the petitioner. He then submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-21 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner was a member of the unlawful assembly. [2026:JHHC:18296] -2- 5. Considering that for the alleged accident, 500 villagers have assembled at the spot and they were agitating for the compensation and further there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including this petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-21 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, 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, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 265 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-23.06.2026 Amitesh/-