( 2026:JHHC:18461 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3244 of 2026 Soaib Khan age about 31 years, son of Md. Sohrab Khan, resident of village- Goradih, P.O. Goradih, P.s. Mohammadganj, District-Palamau ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Manoj Kr. No.2, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, A.P.P. 02/ 24.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mohammadganj P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024, registered under sections 126(2), 127(2), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 109, 117(2), 118(1), 118(2), 324(5), 303(2), 352, 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one car dashed one of the villager thereafter several villagers have assembled there and allegations are made that villagers assaulted the husband of the informant. He next submits that petitioner is not named in F.I.R and the alleged occurrence is said to be dated 19.12.2024 whereas F.I.R has been lodged on 25.12.2024. He next submits that nature of injury has not been disclosed in the order of the learned Sessions Judge. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 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 allegations are there of assault upon the husband of informant. 5. Considering that petitioner is not named in F.I.R and only ( 2026:JHHC:18461 ) allegation is made that villagers have assembled at the place of occurrence and they assaulted the husband of the informant. Further the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with Mohammadganj P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-