( 2026:JHHC:19331 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2668 of 2026 Bharatlal Yadav, aged about 50 years, son of Benilal Yadav and is resident of village-Dihari, Hajipur Bhitta, P.O. Mirzachowki, P.S. Mufassil, District-Sahebganj ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party With A.B.A. No. 2709 of 2026 Manish Kumar Choudhary, aged about 30 years, son of Ram Dayal Choudhary, resident of village-Baralohanda, Post Sahibganj, P.S. Borio (Jirwabari), District-Sahebganj, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Aman Kumar, Advocate (In A.B.A. No. 2668 of 2026) Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate (in A.B.A. No. 2709 of 2026) For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. (in both cases) 02/ 02.07.2026: Both the anticipatory bail applications are arising out of same F.I.R, hence both the cases are being heard together with the consent of the parties. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sahibganj(M) P.S. Case No.08/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 308(3), 336(2), 336(3), 339, 351(2), 356(3), 49, 61(2)(a) and 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned A.C.J.M., Sahebganj. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the only allegation against the petitioners is that they have instigated the villagers to object against NHAI for having higher amount of compensation. He next submits that apart from that, there is no allegation against him. He ( 2026:JHHC:19331 ) also submits that the petitioners happened to be employee of Almondz Global Infra Consultant Limited and the said company is providing detailed project report on instruction of NHAI and co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 3066 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of instigating the villagers of doing objection. 6. Considering that only allegation is made against the petitioners of instigating the villagers for having higher amount of compensation and apart from that, there is no allegation against the petitioners, the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Sahebganj in connection with Sahibganj(M) P.S. Case No.08/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Dt.02.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-