2026:JHHC:27021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5069 of 2026 ------ Ashimet Choube @ Asiket Choubey, aged about 19 years, son of Santosh Kumar Choubey, resident of House No.7, Daiguttu, Cross Road No.1, P.O. and P.S. Mango, Town Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhu, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ------ 02/09.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mango P.S. Case No.313 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2) and 109 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that on the spur of moment the altercation took place and the injury is found to be simple in nature. He next submits that the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1592 of 2025 and ABA No.4932 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para14 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegation of assault is there. 5. Considering that on the spur of moment the altercation took place and the injury is found to be simple in nature and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As. and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to 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 2026:JHHC:27021 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur, in connection with Mango P.S. Case No. 313 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 09.09.2026 Anit Uploaded 11.09.2026