2026:JHHC:20668 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3745 of 2026 ------ 1. Rajkumar Patel, aged about 38 years, son of Loknath Mahto, resident of Village Jaynagar, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih 2. Naresh Kumar Mahto, aged about 32 years, son of Aghnu Mahto, resident of Village Bholatand, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih 3. Bharath Mahto, aged about 57 years, son of Etwari Mahto, resident of Village Pandedih, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih 4. Pritam Kumar Mahto, aged about 31 years, son of Tejo Mahto, resident of Village Singhpur, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih 5. Sanjay Kumar, aged about 28 years, son of Deglal Mahto, resident of Village Pandedih, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih 6. Sujit Kumar Mahto, aged about 23 years, son of Jageshwar Mahto, resident of Village Pandedih, P.O. Shikharjee, P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Mritunjay Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 02/13.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Pirtand P.S. Case No. 07 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 332, 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case and have not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He further submits that as per the allegation, the petitioners along with 24 other named co-accused persons and 50 - 100 unknown persons obstructed Dumri-Giridih Main Road [NH 114(A)] by making unlawful assembly. He next submits that the allegations are also there of abusing police officials and only on the suspicion, the petitioners have been implicated and there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. He also submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 13 of 2026:JHHC:20668 the petition. He further submits that five of the accused persons in identical situation have been granted anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this court in A.B.A. No.6531 of 2024. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of blocking the road and altercation. 5. Considering that agitation was going on due to road accident and the allegations are thereof blocking the road and altercation with the police against 24 other named co-accused persons and 50 - 100 unknown persons and from the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 13 of the petition and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A., in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within two 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Pirtand P.S. Case No. 07 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 13.07.2026 Anit Uploaded 14.07.2026