2026:JHHC:10236 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1439 of 2026 ---- Avinash Kumar @ Koda, son of Sri Sarju Ram, aged about 20 years, resident of Ramavtar Cota Mahalla, PO Ghato-Tand, PS Mandu, District Ramgarh .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Upendra Nath Mahto, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate ---- 4/08.04.2026 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 Mandu (W.B.) P.S. Case No.149/2025, registered under Section 281/ 189(2) /189(4) /191(3) /115(2) /126(2)/ 109(1)/76 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of Learned A.C.J.M. Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the case is arising out of road raging and only because of water pouring from the scotty upon the informant, the altercation took place. He also submits that both the sides have received the injury. He then submits that the petitioner happened to be the student and he is also a good football player and he has just now passed the intermediate examination and to buttress to his argument, he refers to copy of I.Card of the Rajiv Gandhi Intermediate College, Tapin, 2026:JHHC:10236 2 Ramgarh contained in page-18 of the petition. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 5 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that both the sides have received the injury. 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has received the injury and he happened to be student and has got no criminal antecedent and only due to pouring of the water from the scotty of the petitioner, the altercation took place; I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Ramgarh, in connection with Mandu (W.B.) P.S. Case No.- 149/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.04.2026 SI/