( 2026:JHHC:18775 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2168 of 2026 1. Tuleshwar Mahto son of Dewa Mahto 2. Gobind Mahto @ Goving Mahto son of Ganga Mahto 3. Ramsahay Mahto @ Ramsay Mahto son of late Lalji Mahto 4. Sahdeo Mahto @ Sahdev Mahto son of late Cheta Mahto 5. Lalmohan Mahto @ Lal Mohar Mahto son of Ram Lagan Mahto @ Lagan Mahto 6. Bhuneshwar Mahto son of late Ram Lagan Mahto @ Lagan Mahto 7. Rameshwar Mahto son of Sarju Mahto … … Petitioners Versus 1. State of Jharkhand 2. Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Ranchi, … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioners : Mr. P.C. Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Advocate --- 09/25.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Vigilance (ACB) PS Case No. 43/2010 for the offences registered under Sections 420/120B,434,409,467,468,469,471,109 of the IPC, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, ACB Vigilance, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were in occupation of the portion of the property involved in this case and they were cultivating the same. When a notice was issued to the petitioners under Section 41A of Cr. P.C. they appeared before the authority and subsequently, considering the fact that the property belongs to the forest department of the government, they ultimately left the property. He submits that the petitioners have fully cooperated during the investigation and in spite of the aforesaid, the charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioners and now, they are apprehending their arrest. 4. Learned counsel for petitioners has submitted that similarly situated person has been given privilege of anticipatory bail through ABA No. 3552 of 2025 vide order dated 01.08.2025 and also in ABA No. 1213 of 2026 vide order dated 11.06.2026. ( 2026:JHHC:18775 ) 2 5. The learned counsel for the opposite party ACB does not dispute any of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and it is further not in dispute that the case of the petitioners stands on similar footing as that of aforesaid persons who have been given the privilege of anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the petitioners have already left the property and the case of the petitioners is similarly situated as that of the other co-accused who have been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail , the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest by the police or surrender, the petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J.-II-cum- Spl. Judge Vigilance (ACB), Hazaribag in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 43 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This instant application is disposed of. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 25.06.2026 Uploaded on 29.06.2026 Binit/