[ 2026:JHHC:19018] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3492 of 2026 Bikram Kumar Pandit @ Vikram Kumar Pandit, Aged about 21 years, S/O- Jagdev Prajapati, R/O Tulbul Neem Tola, P.O- Hardiyamo P.S- Gomia, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 30.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 191 (2) /191 (3)/190/126 (2)/115 (2)/118(1)/117(2)/221/22 4/262/263(a)/324 (4)/324 (6)/132/109(1) /352/351(2) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act, 1984, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case alleging therein that the petitioner was interfering in discharging of the official duty of the forest officers. He next submits that in the similar circumstance, the four other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2990 of 2026 by this court. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the [ 2026:JHHC:19018] -2- prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of interfering in discharging the official duty of the forest officers. 5. Only allegation against the petitioner is of interfering in discharging the official duty of the forest officers and further in the similar circumstance, the four other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2990 of 2026 by this court. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-30.06.2026 Amitesh/-