( 2026:JHHC:2215 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 444 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 444 of 2026 Jawaharlal Munda, aged about 50 years, son of Shatrudhan Munda, resident of Sangjori, Bhawanipur, Chitai, Near Durga Mandir, Chas, P.O. Chas, P.S. Chas (M), District- Bokaro (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Anurag Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, A.P.P. ----- 04/29.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chas (M) P.S. Case No.38 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2)/ 190/303(2)/115(2)/117(2)/109/308(3)/352/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)-II cum Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. He further submits that the altercation took place due to land dispute. He next submits that 7 of the accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No.3153 of 2025. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 19 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there. ( 2026:JHHC:2215 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 444 of 2026 5. Considering that in identical situation, 7 of the accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and the altercation took place due to land dispute and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)-II cum Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bokaro in connection with Chas (M) P.S. Case No.38 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 29th January, 2026 Ajay/