( 2026:JHHC:21898 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4031 of 2026 Manjar Hussain @ Manjar, Aged about 35 years, son of Amanullah, resident of village Dihi, P.O. and P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar (Jharkhand), ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Gaurav Kaushalesh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.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 Latehar P.S. Case No.58 of 2025 for the alleged offences 2026registered under Sections 190, 191(1), 191(2), 115(1), 76, 333, 196(1), 352 and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the present case is counterblast of the case being Latehar P.S. Case No.57 of 2025 which has been lodged by one Md. Shamim Alam, wherein it has been alleged that the relative of the informant had tried to kill the son of the informant who is undergoing treatment in the hospital. He further submits that even no injury was found on the person of the informant which further falsify the allegation made in the FIR. He then submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against mob of 250 persons and no specific overt act has been alleged against the petitioners. He next submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4916 of 2025 and 1377 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and ( 2026:JHHC:21898 ) submits that allegations are there against 250 persons of assault. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against mob of 250 persons including the petitioners and no injury was found on the body of the informant and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABAs and it has been pointed out that the present case is counterblast case of Latehar P.S. Case No.57 of 2025 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No.58 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-