[ 2026:JHHC:22429] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4202 of 2026 Chandrabhushan Kumar @ Bhushan Kumar Yadav @ Chandra Bhushan Kr. Yadav, aged about-52 years Son of Late Ramjee Yadav, Resident of Village-Talbanna, P.O. Sahibganj, P.S. Sahibganj (T), District-Sahibganj. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhinav Raj, Advocate. For the State : Mr. P.D. Agarwal, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 29.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No.226 of 2019, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 341, 342, 504, 506, 307, 225(A), 295(A), 427 & 353 of IPC, Section 3 of Property Damages Act and Section 3 of Bihar Loudspeaker Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and it is alleged in the FIR that 300 to 400 persons were assembled at the place of occurrence and general and omnibus allegations are made of scuffling with the police. He has further submitted that there is no criminal antecedent against the petitioner as disclosed in Paragraph-15 of the petition. He further submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused person has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4476 of 2026 by this court. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. [ 2026:JHHC:22429] -2- 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of pelting stones upon the police personnel. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in the Paragraph-15 of the petition and the allegations are made against 300 to 400 persons, who have assembled at the place of occurrence and further in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in the aforementioned A.B.A. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj, in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No.226 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-29.07.2026 Amitesh/-