[ 2026:JHHC:4750] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 923 of 2026 Bal Bibhuti Ratnakar age about 48 Years S/O Bahura Sahu R/O Village- Dumardih, P.O. Armai P.S.- Gumla District- Gumla (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 18.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 394 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 308, 223 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the Trustee of Oxbridge R.P. Public School, Dumardih, Gumla. He next submits that the FIR has been lodged by the District Superintendent of Education, Gumla alleging therein that the said school is being run without following the guidelines. He then submits that apart from that there is no allegation against this petitioner. He further submits that the headmaster of the said school has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 297 of 2026 by this court. There is no allegation of misappropriation of any fund or otherwise. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of not following the guidelines of running the said school. [ 2026:JHHC:4750] -2- 5. In course of argument, it has been pointed out that the petitioner has already complied the notice issued under Section 41-A of the Cr.P.C. and only allegation is made against the petitioner of operating the school without following the guidelines and 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:-18.02.2026 Amitesh/-