( 2026:JHHC:12062 ) -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1981 of 2026 ---- Anand Mandal aged about 31 years, son of Hakim Mandal, resident of village-Damudih, P.O. and P.S. Ramgarh, District- Dumka, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms. Divya Prakash, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. ---- 2/24.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 39/2025, registered u/s 111(2)(b)/ 111(3)/ 111(4) /112(2) /317(2) /317(4) /318(2) /318(4) /319(2) /336(2) /336(3)/ 338/ 340(2) /3(5) of B.N.S. 2023 and u/s 66(B)/ 66(C)/ 66(D) of I.T. Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dumka. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. In course of investigation, three apprehended co-accused have taken the name of the petitioner. She further submits that the petitioner has got one criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the petition. She next submits that in identical situation, the co- accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No. 5088 of 2025, 1006 of 2026, 1764 of 2026 and A.B.A. No. 1928 of 2026. ( 2026:JHHC:12062 ) -2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co- accused. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co- accused, and the petitioner has got one criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the petition and in identical situation, the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in aforesaid ABAs, in that view of the matter, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and condition and sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dt. 24.04.2026 Satyarthi/-