( 2026:JHHC:26003 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4892 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4892 of 2026 Umakant Mandal, aged about 21 years, son of Kartik Mandal, resident of Village- Pargodih, P.O. Susni, P.S. Deodanr, District- Godda, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sah, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ----- 04/29.08.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 111 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case and charge sheet has already been submitted against other accused persons and investigation against this petitioner is kept pending. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 11 of the petition. He also submits that in the similar circumstances, co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No.3223 of 2026, A.B.A. No.3780 of 2026, A.B.A. No.3973 of 2026 and A.B.A. No.4276 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. ( 2026:JHHC:26003 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4892 of 2026 5. Considering that name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement and further the charge sheet has already been submitted against other co-accused persons and it has been pointed out that the petitioner will co-operate in the investigation and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 11 of the petition and in the similar circumstance, other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in the aforesaid A.B.As. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 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: 29th August, 2026 Ajay/