( 2026:JHHC:20270 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3682 of 2026 1. Dashrath Saw, aged about 66 years, son of late Teko Saw @ Jokhan Saw 2. Yamuna Kumar Gupta @ Jamuna Saw, aged about 33 years son of Dashrath Saw Both residents of village Nawada, P.O. and P.S. Itkhori, District- Chatra, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. 02/ 09.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024, G.R. Case No. 212 of 2025 registered under sections 191(2), 190, 299, 302, 132, 61(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that one person had died pursuant to that agitation was going on. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. He next submits that F.I.R has been lodged against 20 named persons and 40-50 unknown persons and allegations are made of keeping the B.D.O. as hostage. However there is no assault by any of the agitator. He submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of keeping the B.D.O as hostage. 5. It appears that that agitation was going on due to death of one ( 2026:JHHC:20270 ) person and allegations are made against 20 named persons and 40-50 unknown persons of keeping the B.D.O as hostage however, there is no assault by any of the agitator and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition and there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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, Chatra, in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024, G.R. Case No. 212 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.09.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-