( 2026:JHHC:1410 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 212 of 2026 Abhishek Ranjan @ Abhishek Yadav, aged about 19 years, son of Umesh Yadav, resident of village-Dadpur, P.O. Keshopur, P.S. Jhajha, Dadpur, District- Jamui, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Purnendu Kr. Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P. 04/ 20.01.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No. 67 of 2025, registered under sections 123, 103 (1), 61(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R and during investigation the name of the petitioner has surfaced. He further submits that chargesheet has been submitted. He next submits that petitioner happens to be distant relative of son of co-brother of the deceased. He then submits that all the family members have been implicated in this case due to previous litigation between the wife and the husband which was already compromised and both of them were started peacefully living their conjugal live and other two cases have also been lodged by the wife under section 125 of Cr.P.C and under section 498A of the I.P.C. He further submits that the deceased has called upon the father-in- law when he was fallen at the time of returning from the marriage ceremony and father-in-law took the deceased for medical examination and medical treatment has been provided. He further submits that co-accused persons ( 2026:JHHC:1410 ) have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4752 of 2025 and other co- accused has been granted regular bail in B.A. No. 7117 of 2025. Ne next submits that in para 77 of the case diary it has come that the deceased has died in a road accident and this aspect of the matter has been considered while granting anticipatory bail of the co-accused persons in A.B.A. No. 4752 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in course of investigation. 5. Considering that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R and his name has surfaced in course of investigation, co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4752 of 2025 and petitioner is distant relative of son of co-brother of the deceased, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Godda, in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No. 67 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.20.01.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-