2026:JHHC:2824 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.587 of 2026 Anil Kumar Mandal @ Anil Mandal, aged about 27 years, son of Sri Dukhan Mandal, resident of Village-Jorasimar, P.O.-Buddhudih, P.S.- Ahilyapur, District-Giridih. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Ranjan Sinha, Advocate Mr. Vishal Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/03.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 225 of 2022, registered under sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 353, 307, 504, 506 of the I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition and there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. He submits that F.I.R. has been registered against nine accused persons. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegation of pelting stone is there. 5. Considering that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 11 of the petition, there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and the impugned order does not reveal any injury, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the 2026:JHHC:2824 2 petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 225 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 03.02.2026 R.Kumar