( 2026:JHHC:10193 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 1222 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1222 of 2026 Kundan Kumar Mandal @ Kundan Mandal, age about 24 years, S/o Binod Mandal, resident of Ward No.3, Khadanpara, P.O. Pakur, P.S. Pakur(T), District- Pakur (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ----- 02/09.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakur Town P.S. Case No.16 of 2026 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 189(2), 189(3), 189(4), 189(5), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 221, 222, 132, 285, 126(2), 326(g), 324(3), 324(5), 62 and 109(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Pakur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in a road accident one person has died and pursuant to that 500 to 600 villagers were agitating and blocked the road. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including the petitioner. He then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.15 of the application. He next submits that the prayer of co-accused for anticipatory bail has been allowed by this Court in A.B.A. No.1382 of 2026 and A.B.A. No.1392 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner was the member of unlawful assembly. ( 2026:JHHC:10193 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 1222 of 2026 5. Considering that pursuant to the road accident agitation was going on and allegations are made against 500 to 600 persons of blocking the road and that allegations are general and omnibus against all the accused persons including the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.15 of the application and the prayer of co-accused for anticipatory bail has been allowed in the aforesaid A.B.As. and in that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 9th April, 2026 Ajay/