2026:JHHC:25179 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4706 of 2026 ------ Nitesh Kumar Barnwal @ Nitesh Varnwal @ Nitesh Vernwal, aged about 45 years, son of Ram Prasad Modi, resident of Hirak Road, Near R.N. I.T.I., Nawadih, P.O. B. Polytechnic, P.S. and District Dhanbad .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Bandana Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 02/20.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.207 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 117(2), 109(1), 303(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that two of the accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge by the impugned order itself however, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected only on the ground that the injury was found to be grievous. He submits that the first injury report was dated 25.06.2026 wherefrom the learned Sessions Judge has found that the injury was only abrasion. He further submits that although the learned Sessions Judge has noted that the second injury report dated 26.07.2026, does not bear any seal of the Hospital however, injury was found to be grievous. He next submits that two of the accused persons, who have been granted anticipatory bail, are wife and daughter of this petitioner respectively. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the first injury was with regard to abrasion and in the second injury report, 2026:JHHC:25179 there was no seal of the Hospital and grievous injury was found there. In view of the above, it transpires that the informant has tried to improve the allegation, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. 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, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.207 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 20.08.2026 Anit Uploaded 24.08.2026