( 2026:JHHC:1036 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 127 of 2026 Sonu Mahto @ Birendra Kumar Mahto, aged about 40 years, son of Mahendra Mahto, resident of Chatra Bhandar Toli, P.O. Silwai, P.S. Tatisilway, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Raj Kishore Sahu, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. 02/ 15.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tatisilway P.S. Case No.105 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 125, 132, 303(2), 324(4)(5), 351(2)(3) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation in the FIR is made that after conducting raid and seizing of huge quantity of illegal wine and raw materials when the police force and Excise Inspector and his team were coming the mob of villagers started pelting stones and damaged the vehicle. He further submits that the petitioner has got one criminal antecedent and the said case has been dropped in the National Lok Adalat as disclosed in paragraph No.10 of the petition. He next submits that co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.108 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that assault has been made and vehicle has been damaged. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that the 20 to ( 2026:JHHC:1036 ) 25 unknown persons are alleged to be indulged in such hooliganism and there are general and omnibus allegation upon all the accused persons of pelting stones and it is stated in para 10 of the petition that petitioner has got one criminal antecedent and the said case has been dropped in National Lok Adalat and further co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ranchi in connection with Tatisilway P.S. Case No.105 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Dt.15.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-