2026:JHHC:13108 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1995 of 2026 ------ 1. Chandan Kumar Bhardwarj, son of Taracharan Jha, resident of Village Rakti, P.O. Rakti, P.S. Sarwan, District Deoghar 2. Birendra Verma, son of Permanand Verma, resident of Village Pahariya, P.O. Pahariya, P.S. Sarwan, District Deoghar 3. Chandan Kumar Singh, son of Pradip Kumar Singh, resident of Village 159, Shashtri Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Ms. Vani Kumari, Advocate Mr. Aman Deep, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. Ms. Malsi Pathak, A.C. to P.P. ------ 02/04.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with C.I.D. P.S. Case No. 17 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 143, 188, 353, 379, 454, 504, 120B of the India Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner XVIII- cum-Special Judge, CID/ATS, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the aspirants of the civil services examination and were sitting in the examination however, on the centre, 50 to 60 persons assembled and they made hooliganism alleging that the paper leak has been occurred and thereafter, they have fled away. She further submits that the allegations are made that the petitioners were sitting in the examination and they have also gone along with them. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there that the petitioners have accompanied in fleeing away the persons, who were assembled at the examination centre. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the petitioners were the aspirants of the civil services examination and 50 to 60 persons assembled on the centre and made hooliganism alleging that 2026:JHHC:13108 the paper leak has been occurred and thereafter, the petitioners have also left the examination centre, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Judicial Commissioner XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CID/ATS, Ranchi, in connection with C.I.D. P.S. Case No. 17 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and further subject to the condition that the petitioner will co- operate in the investigation. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 06.05.2026