( 2026:JHHC:25117 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3981 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3981 of 2026 Lakhan Kumar Mehta, aged about 40 years, S/o Gulab Mahto, resident of Tarwa, P.O. & P.S. Mufassil, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Dev, Advocate Mr. Prakash Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ----- 05/20.08.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No.134 of 2025 dated 01.08.2025, registered for the offence under Sections 281/105 of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned C.J.M., Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of tipper. He further submits that the driver was driving the said vehicle and he hit the uncle of the informant and, thereafter, the informant’s uncle died. He then submits that the vehicle was being driven by the driver and it was accidental death. He next submits that the said vehicle was not being driven by the petitioner and, as such, anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the driver was driving the said tipper, which has hit the uncle of the informant and subsequently he died. ( 2026:JHHC:25117 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3981 of 2026 5. In para 32 of the case diary, it has come that the petitioner is the owner of the said tipper and that has been said on the basis of report of D.T.O., Hazaribagh. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application. In para 2 of the case diary, it has come that the said tipper was being driven by the driver. In paras 3, 14, 15 and 16 of the case diary, there is no direct allegation against the petitioner. In para 39 of the case diary, it has come that the opinion regarding death is pending. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of 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 C.J.M., Hazaribagh in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No.134 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 20th August, 2026 Ajay/