( 2026:JHHC:21559 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3956 of 2026 ------ Umesh Mahto, aged about 46 years, S/o Late Jagdish Mahto, R/o Akhratola, near Chaiti Durga Mandir Sukrigadha, PO and PS- Rajrappa, District- Ramgarh. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate Ms. Sonal Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Priya Shrestha, S.P.P. ------ 02/21.07.2026. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajrappa P.S. Case No.19 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 191(2), 190, 61, 127(2), 121(1), 121(2), 132, 109(1), 119(2), 352 and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the F.I.R. 44 named accused persons and 150 unknown persons are there and allegations are made that altercation took place due to not making emersion of deity in Saraswati Puja at prescribed place. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. 4. He submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. He then submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.1993 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that altercation took place due to not making emersion of deity in Saraswati Puja at prescribed place. 6. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against 44 named accused persons and 150 unknown persons and altercation took place due to not making emersion of deity in Saraswati Puja at prescribed place and in identical situation co- accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A., I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in ( 2026:JHHC:21559 ) the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh, in connection with Rajrappa P.S. Case No.19 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 21.07.2026 Sandeep/ Uploaded/