( 2026:JHHC:21906 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4037 of 2026 Pawan Kumar Singh @ Pawan Kr. Singh, aged about 50 years, son of Sitaram Singh, Village-Chorkari, P.O.-Loram, P.S. Chorkari, District-Chatra ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Pratik Sen, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. 02/ 24.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025, registered under sections 190, 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 118 (1), 109, 303 (2), 140 (3) and 333 of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner along with others have earlier moved before this Court in A.B.A. No.4444 of 2025 and anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected however other accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 14.08.2025 and now on the fresh ground second anticipatory bail has been filed and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be allowed. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there is no fresh ground and earlier anticipatory bail application of the petitioner has been rejected on merit and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Admittedly, the petitioner has earlier moved anticipatory bail application along with others and anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected on merit considering that petitioner is having criminal antecedent however other accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail. There ( 2026:JHHC:21906 ) is no fresh ground to entertain the second anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application is dismissed. Dt.24.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-