[ 2026:JHHC:22339] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4161 of 2026 Dinesh Kumar @ Dinesh Yadav, aged about 30 years, son of Late Ashok Yadav, resident of Village Daha, Post Office Bihiya, Police Station Bashisthanagar, District Chatra. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri, A.P.P. ------ 06/ 28.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.217/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 127(1), 127(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 351(3), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is dispute between Jagdev Yadav and informant and the allegations are made that Jagdev Yadav has called 18 persons on the spot and they have also indulged in hooliganism. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 11 of this application. He further submits that the allegation of assault is not there against the petitioner. 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. 2084 of 2026 by this court. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. [ 2026:JHHC:22339] -2- 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there and the injury has also been received. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegations of assault and it is not specific that this petitioner has assaulted and pursuant to that the injury has been received. Further, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 11 of this application 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, Chatra in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.217 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-28.07.2026 Amitesh/-