[ 2026:JHHC:22178] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4106 of 2026 Himanshu Paul @ Himanshu Kumar Paul, aged about 23 years, S/o Deepak Kumar Paul, R/o Baliapur (Harijan Tola), P.O. & P.S. - Baliapur, Dist. Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. R.N. Chatterjee, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 27.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Baliapur P.S. Case No. 58 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 195(1), 196, 299, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 121(1), 121(2), 324(5), 109, 132, 118(2), 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the altercation took place in the procession of Rama Navami Puja. He next submits that the petitioner’s father is having the shop near the place of occurrence. He then submits that the scuffle took place between two of the groups and the allegations are there of assembling 400-500 people. He also submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons including the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-25 of the petition. He also submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. [ 2026:JHHC:22178] -2- 3966 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 allegations are there of pelting stones and instigating the crowd. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. On perusal of the FIR, it appears that there are allegations against 400-500 persons of indulging in altercation and that has occurred between two of the groups in Rama Navami Procession and further the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-25 of the petition and in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.A. by this court. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Baliapur P.S. Case No. 58 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-27.07.2026 Amitesh/-