2026:JHHC:19690 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3542 of 2026 ---- Ganoo Dhobi, aged about 76 years, son of late Bhadu Rajak, resident of Village Tursabad, Khario, PO Khario, PS Hariharpur, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate ---- 2/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Baghmara PS Case No.65 of 2022, for offence registered under section 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, 326, 307, 353, 337, 338, 379, 427, 447, 504, 506, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 and 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rules, 7,9 and 13 of Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017 and Sectio 27 of Arms Act, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the allegations are made that 90-100 persons have tried to enter into the railway side to take the coal. He next submits that the petitioner is aged about 76 years and the motorcycle of the petitioner was parked nearby and in view of that the petitioner has been made accused. He next submits that the co-accused persons have been granted 2026:JHHC:19690 2 anticipatory bail by this Court by way of Annexure-3 Series. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.11 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of entering into the railway side for theft of coal. 5. Considering that in identical situation, the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by way of Annexure-3 series and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and such allegation is made against 90-100 persons, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Baghmara PS Case No.65 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.07.2026 SI/