[2026:JHHC:11709] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1828 of 2026 Shashi Bhushan @ Shashi Sahu, aged about 37 years, Son of Late Indra Deo Sahu resident of Village: Tirra Kemtatoli, PO & PS: Basia, District: Gumla. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Abdul Wahab, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Nawin Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 21.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Basia P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the alleged occurrence is said to be occurred on 25.01.2026 whereas the FIR has been lodged 29.01.2026. He next submits that the owner and his brother of Samridhi Bus bearing registration number JH-07-J-8884 have plied the bus with lawful permit to travel from Sisai to Simdega via Basia vice versa on daily basis and the dispute is between the owner of Samridhi Bus and the informant including the owner of Shiv Mangal Bus, bearing registration number JH-01-FX-7794, started as informant, who is driver of Shiv Mangal bus used to drive the bus from Ranchi to Simdega via Hatinghore vice versa, but the said informant started to ply the bus via Basia without permit causing heavy business [2026:JHHC:11709] -2- losses to the Samridhi bus and the petitioner is said to be the LIC agent and he was only present at the spot. He then submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-13 of the petition. He also submits that owner and his brother of Samridhi Bus have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1649 of 2026 by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of making assault. 5. Considering that the occurrence is said to be occurred on 25.01.2026 whereas the FIR has been lodged 29.01.2026, and prima facie, it appears that there is business rivalry between the parties for plying the bus on the same route and for that the case has been lodged and the petitioner is LIC agent and he was only present at the spot and he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-13 of the petition and further the owner and his brother of Samridhi Bus have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned 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:-21.04.2026 Amitesh/-