( 2026:JHHC:22120 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4033 of 2026 Munna Paswan @ Munna Kumar Paswan, aged about 32 years, son of Chhutra Paswan, resident of Gas Godown, Sakrogarh, P.O. and P.S. Sahibganj, District-Sahibganj ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P. 02/ 27.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Borio(J) P.S. Case No. 265 of 2023, registered under sections 341, 323, 387, 504, 506 and 34 of the I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R and the name of the petitioner has surfaced during course of investigation. He next submits that allegations are made that three persons had gone to the spot where construction work of the informant was going on and those persons stopped the construction work and it is further alleged that Rs. 8.5 lakh was demanded by Chhoti Paswan @ Ramnath Paswan. He further submits that there is land dispute and other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2245 of 2024 and A.B.A. No. 7017 of 2024 contained in annexure-2 series. He next submits that now good sense has prevailed between the parties and the informant has compromised the case with the main accused Chhoti Paswan @ Ramnath Paswan contained in annexure-3. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. ( 2026:JHHC:22120 ) 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced during course of investigation. 5. The petitioner is not named in F.I.R and the name of the petitioner has surfaced during course of investigation. The co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail contained in annexure-2 series. Now good sense has prevailed between the parties and the informant has compromised the case with the main accused Chhoti Paswan @ Ramnath Paswan contained in annexure-3 and it has been pointed out that there is land dispute. 6. 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, Sahibganj, in connection with Borio(J) P.S. Case No. 265 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.27.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-