( 2026:JHHC:26639 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5009 of 2026 Ujjwal Mandal, age about 56 years, son of Nimai Mandal, resident of village- Madnadih, P.O. Manjhladih, P.S. Narayanpur, District-Jamtara ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Kaushal Kr. Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl. P.P. 02/ 03.09.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2026, registered under sections 420/406 of the I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that alleged occurrence is of the year 2019 whereas the complaint case has been filed in the year, 2026 which was subsequently converted into F.I.R. He further submits that allegations are made of taking money and not selling the land. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of taking money and not selling the land. 5. Considering that alleged occurrence is of the year 2019 whereas the complaint case has been filed in the year, 2026 which was subsequently converted into F.I.R, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the ( 2026:JHHC:26639 ) petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara, in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.03.09.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-