2026:JHHC:28495 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 5215 of 2026 ---- Sanoj Pasi, aged about 44 years, son of Kistu Pasi, resident of Village Bahadurpur, PO Pathrol, PS Karon, District Deoghar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nityanand Pd. Choudhary, Advocate For the State :- Mr. S.D. Munda, Advocate ---- 2/21.09.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pathrol PS Case No.81 of 2026, for offence registered under section 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109(1), 303(2), 351(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned S.D.J.M., Madhupur. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the premises which has been handed over to the informant for running a small hotel and to buttress his such argument, he refers to Annexure-2 which is an agreement and injury is said to be simple. He next submits that when the petitioner had gone to demand rent, thereafter, the informant has entered into altercation with the petitioner. He next submits that the petitioner is 2026:JHHC:28495 2 having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.12 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault. 5. Considering that injury is said to be simple and it has been pointed out that altercation took place with the informant when the petitioner gone to demand the rent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Madhupur, in connection with Pathrol PS Case No.81 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 21.09.2026 SI/