( 2026:JHHC:19181 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2421 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2421 of 2026 Rajdeo Yadav @ Raju Yadav, aged about 30 years, son of Kheman Yadav, resident of Tola Andidih, P.O. Korane, P.S. Jamui, District- Jamui, Bihar … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. ----- 05/01.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.191 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that although it is a case under Section 103(1) of BNS, however, there is no material against the petitioner. He further submits that only ethanol which was sold to this petitioner, has been recovered from the line hotel of the petitioner. He also submits that the statement of apprehended co-accused has been recorded in para 47 of the case diary, wherein, he has not alleged that this petitioner has participated in the crime of murder and he has only stated that he has sold ethanol to the petitioner. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that ethanol has been recovered from the house/line hotel of the petitioner. ( 2026:JHHC:19181 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2421 of 2026 5. On query made by the Court, learned counsel appearing for the State fairly submits that in para 47 of the case diary, apprehended co-accused has stated that this petitioner has not participated in crime of murder. 6. Considering that only ethanol has been recovered from the line hotel of the petitioner and for that, the petitioner has been implicated and apart from that, there is no material against the petitioner to participate in the crime of murder and even the statement at para 47 of the case diary is not against the petitioner and further, the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application and 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.191 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 1st July, 2026 Ajay/