( 2026:JHHC:28662 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.5282 of 2026 ------ Sartaj Ansari, aged about 26 years, S/o Mumtaj Ansari, R/o-Pokhar Tola, Hochar, Hosir, Hussir, P.S.-Kanke, P.O.-Kanke, Dist.-Ranchi. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sourabh Kr. Das, Advocate For the State : Ms. Mohua Palit, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 23/09/2026 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No.04 of 2019 registered under sections 147/148/149/152/153/ 332/333/337/338/353/307/427/435/436 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being member of an unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons attempted to murder the public servant-police personnel. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and there is no allegation of any injury sustained by anybody and the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that there is no basis upon which the petitioner has been implicated in this case and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 21 of the anticipatory bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been given the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 18.02.2025 in A.B.A. No.1116 of 2025. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the above- named petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of two weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-1st Class, Ranchi, in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No.04 of 2019 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 23/09/2026 Abhiraj/