2026:JHHC:9775 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1131 of 2026 ------ Saurabh Kumar Singh @ Saurav Kumar Singh, son of Sitaram Singh, resident of Village Daihar, P.O. Daihar, P.S. Chauparan, District Hazaribagh .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mohammad Mojeeb Akhtar, son of Late Manjur Mian, resident of Village Parsauni, P.O. Parsauni, P.S. Itkhori, District Chatra .... .... .... Opposite Parties CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Anupam Anand, Advocate Mr. Pranav Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. ------ 02/07.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No. 27 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 153(A), 295, 354, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He submits that other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.6101 of 2024 and A.B.A. No.4468 of 2025. He further submits that the altercation took place due to hatred communication. He also submits that the petitioner is not having criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 27 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are thereof disturbing the prayer of a particular community. 5. Considering that in identical situation, other accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As. and it is pointed that the petitioner is not having criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 27 of the petition, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 09.04.2026