( 2026:JHHC:28124 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4393 of 2026 Manoj Kumar Ray, aged about 50 years, son of late Ramchandra Ray, resident of Roy Enclave, near Sarkari Kunwa, Chiroundhi, P.O. Boria, P.S. Bariatu, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Shiv Prasad, Advocate : Mr. Nikhilesh Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Spl.P.P. 02/ 17.09.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No. 385 of 2025, registered under sections 316(5), 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that petitioner is posted as Section Supervisor in the office of Employee Provident Fund Organization. He next submits that F.I.R itself is contradictory as in page 25 the organization name is mentioned as Jain Travels whereas in page 27 the organization name is mentioned as M/s Jai Travels and it is alleged that the petitioner has visited the office of the travel agency in absence of proper document. He next submits that the petitioner has been rewarded three times. 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 introducing forged documents. 5. It transpires that petitioner has already complied notice under ( 2026:JHHC:28124 ) section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023 which has come in para 29 of the case diary and at pages 25 and 27 there are contradictory statement. The petitioner has been rewarded three times. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No. 385 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.17.09.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-