2026:JHHC:21788 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3973 of 2026 ---- Abhishek Kumar @ Abhishek Mandal aged about 23 years, son of Gunadhar Prasad, resident of Damudih, Ramgarh, PO Danro, PS Damudih, District Dumka .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Naveen Kumar Ganjhu, Advocate ---- 2/23.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Deodanr PS Case No.3 of 2026, for offence registered under section 316(2), 318(4), 111 of BNS, 2023 and Section 66(C)(D) of Information Technology Act, 2000, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and only on suspicion the name of the petitioner has come and charge sheet has already been submitted against other co-accused persons and the investigation against this petitioner has been kept open. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.20 of the petition. He also submits that co-accused person has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.3223 of 2026 and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 2026:JHHC:21788 2 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and the charge sheet has been submitted against other co-accused persons and investigation against this petitioner is kept open and the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Deodanr PS Case No.3 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 23.07.2026 SI/