[2026:JHHC:1391] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 249 of 2026 Saroj Das @ Saroj Kumar Das, aged about 18 years, son of Rupesh Das, resident of village Punasi, Post Office Punasi, Police Station - Jasidih, District - Deoghar, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 19.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 383 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the distant family member of the deceased. He next submits that the wife and brother-in-law of the deceased have been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No. 5785 of 2025. He further submits that the deceased has died due to fall in the Punasi Dam in the district of Deoghar. He then submits that the person, who has controlled the water of the said dam has deposed in para-7 and has narrated the story how the deceased had drawn in the said dam. He also submits that in para-9 of the case diary, the independent witness has not supported the case and on these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be allowed the anticipatory bail. He next submits that other two accused persons have also been [2026:JHHC:1391] -2- provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4331 of 2025 by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the distant family member of the deceased and five of the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of her surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar, in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 383 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-19.01.2026 Amitesh/-