[2026:JHHC:20284] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3780 of 2026 Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Mandal, aged about 23 years, son of Harihar Mandal, Resident of Susni, P.O. and P.S. Poreyahat, District Godda. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. S.K. Tiwari, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 09.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 111 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 66 (C) (D) of Information Technology Act, 2000, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and chargesheet has already been submitted against other co-accused persons and investigation against this petitioner is kept open. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-18 of the petition. He further submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 3223 of 2026 by this court. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the name of this petitioner has come on the [2026:JHHC:20284] -2- basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement and further the chargesheet has already been submitted against other co-accused and further investigation is kept open against the petitioner and it has been pointed out that the petitioner will co-operate in the investigation and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-18 of the petition and in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused person has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in the aforementioned A.B.A., I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-09.07.2026 Amitesh/-