Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:20442 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3184 of 2026 --- 1. Saurav Kumar @ Saurav Kumar Manjhi 2. Tara Chandra Kumar … … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioners : Mrs. Vani Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party : A.P.P. --- 2/10.07.2026 Heard Mrs. Vani Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Godda (Mufassil) P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners was earlier rejected in A.B.A. No. 2768 of 2026. Renewing the prayer for bail of the petitioners, it has been submitted that prior to its earlier rejection, one of the co-accused who is similarly situated namely, Kunal Bharti has been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No. 2659 of 2026. It has further been submitted that the allegation of assault is similar to all the 3 accused persons and in fact the case of the present petitioners is absolutely similar to the accused who has been granted anticipatory bail. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners and has submitted that the petitioners were directly involved in eve-teasing and committing assault upon the informant. It appears that the co-accused Kunal Bharti has been granted anticipatory bail on consideration of the fact that there was a considerable delay in institution of FIR and false implication of the petitioner cannot be ruled out on account of previous enmity between the father of the petitioner - Kunal Bharti and the informant and that the petitioner was also appearing in the examination, but in the present case -2- save and except the fact that there has been a delay of 13 days in lodging the FIR which has been noted in the order dated 26.05.2026 passed in A.B.A. No. 2768 of 2026, there is no further common element between the present petitioners and that of the co-accused namely, Kunal Bharti. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to admit the petitioner on anticipatory bail and accordingly his prayer is dismissed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) R. Shekhar Cp 3