[2026:JHHC:11937] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1942 of 2026 Mannu @ Abhimanyu Kumar Paswan @ Md. Mannu, aged about 21 years, so of Ghocha Paswan @ Vakil Paswan, resident of Village-Jordag, P.O. Chatti Bariyatu, P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribag (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. D.K. Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shatri, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 23.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 126(1), 308(3), 352, 351(3) and 132 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was agitating for not shifting the school from one place to another and he opposed to install the container for that altercation took place. He further submits that the petitioner is innocent villager and in the similar circumstance, five of the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1700 of 2026 by this court. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there that the petitioner has interrupted in installing the container. [2026:JHHC:11937] -2- 5. Considering that the petitioner was agitating for not shifting the school from one place to another and he opposed to install the container and further in the similar circumstance, five of the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A., in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today 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. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-23.04.2026 Amitesh/-