2026:JHHC:25813 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 4862 of 2026 ---- Dodi Singh, aged about 41 years, son of Lakshman Singh, resident of Village Pathel, Baghmari, Pachferi, PO and PS Rajpur, District Chatra, State Jharkhand -825401 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State :- Mr. V.K. Vashisth, Advocate ---- 2/27.08.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No.32 of 2020, for offence registered under section 147, 148, 149, 332, 353, 188, 269 and 270 of IPC and Section 3 of Epidemic Disease Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioner is made that the informant with the raiding party has gone on the secret information to seize the liquid opium, two of the co-villagers have stopped them and ladies and children have assembled there and prevented them to carry out raid by the police. He next submits that the petitioner is the co-villager however he is named in the FIR and that incidence has occurred during Covid 19 period. He also submits that the petitioner will cooperate 2026:JHHC:25813 2 in the investigation. He next submits that four persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.1875 of 2026. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of making assault upon the police party and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the FIR is of the year 2020 and the incidence has occurred during Covid 19 period and the allegations are there against the villagers of assembling and preventing the police party to conduct raid and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to 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 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 27.08.2026 SI/