( 2026:JHHC:10241 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 1232 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1232 of 2026 Ricky Singh @ Rikky Singh @ Rikki Kumar, aged about 23 years, son of Janardhan Mahato @ Janardan Mahato, resident of Village- Jamadoba, Mohan Dhora, P.O. Jamadoba, P.S. Jorapokhar, District- Dhanbad … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P. ----- 03/09.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No.24/2025, registered for the alleged offence under Sections 127(1)/115(2)/117(2)/109/3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioner. He further submits that the scuffle took place between the petitioner and informant and other people. He next submits that the dispute is with regard to certain act in the friendship and now compromise has taken place. He also submits that the joint compromise petition is also annexed as Annexure-2. He then submits that the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.4108 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there. ( 2026:JHHC:10241 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 1232 of 2026 5. Considering that the scuffle took place between the friends and now compromise has taken place and the said joint compromise petition has been brought on record as Annexure-2 and co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A., 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 will 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No. 24/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 9th April, 2026 Ajay/