2026:JHHC:24696 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4570 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4570 of 2026 ---- Yogendra Singh Bhokta @ Jalim Singh, aged about 37 years, son of Govind Singh, resident of village – Pathel, PO – Lara Luttudag, PS – Rajpur, 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. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Advocate ---- 02/17.08.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No.32 of 2020 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 332, 353, 188, 269 and 270 of Indian Penal Code and Section 03 of Epidemic Diseases Act pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that allegations are made that when the police party has reached to the village to search the three houses of co-villagers where opium has been kept and the villagers along with the ladies and children have assembled on the spot and prevented to do raid by the police. He further submits that petitioner is said to be co-villager, however, he is named and the allegations are made of assault against the police party. He then submits that incident has occurred during Covid-19. He also submits that the petitioner will cooperate in the investigation. He next submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted 2026:JHHC:24696 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4570 of 2026 anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.1875 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR and the allegations are there of making assault upon the police party and in the order of learned Sessions Judge it has come that the petitioner is not cooperating in the investigation. 5. Considering that the FIR is of the year 2020 and that has occurred during the period of Covid-19 and the allegations are there against all the villagers of assembling and preventing the police, however, the petitioner is named in the FIR and the allegations are there against them of assaulting the police party and that has occurred during the period of Covid-19 epidemic and at that time the entire country has faced the turbulence and in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.1875 of 2026, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chatra in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No.32 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 22.04.2026 Sangam/