( 2026:JHHC:2695 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 514 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 514 of 2026 Mondayal Mahto, aged about 53 years, son of Late Budhna Mahto, resident of Village- Soranda, P.O. Balsota, P.S. Bhandra, District- Lohardaga, State- Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Harsh Preet Singh, Advocate ----- 03/03.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lohardaga P.S. Case No.207/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 352, 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has purchased the land from two uncles of the informant. He further submits that after paying the consideration amount, registration was done in favour of the petitioner. He next submits that two of the accused persons, who were identifier and witness in the sale deed, have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. Nos.367 of 2026 and 369 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be allowed anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the allegations are there of selling of the land on the false genealogy. Learned counsel appearing for the informant further ( 2026:JHHC:2695 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 514 of 2026 submits that the petitioner was knowing that fact and in spite of that, he has purchased the said land and in view of that, anticipatory bail may not be allowed to the petitioner. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the purchaser of the land in question and the allegations are there that two uncles of the informant on false genealogy have sold the land and further two of the accused persons, who were identifier and witness in the sale deed, have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.As. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lohardaga in connection with Lohardaga P.S. Case No.207/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 3rd February, 2026 Ajay/