2026:JHHC:24568 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 4631 of 2026 ---- Munna Ram, aged about 44 years, son of Lekharaj Ram resident of Village Jaridih, PO Janta Jaridih, PS Birni, District Giridih .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ashish Kr Thakur, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, Advocate ---- 2/14.08.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Birni PS Case No.42 of 2023, for offence registered under section 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 307, 332, 353, 427, 337, 338, 120B of IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the allegations are made that when the raiding party has gone to the village, the villagers have assembled there and they have started altercation with the raiding party. He next submits that the petitioner was not present on the spot and only on suspicion the petitioner has been implicated in this case. He also submits that allegations are made of assembling 175 – 200 persons and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.13 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 1 2026:JHHC:24568

allegations are there of altercation with the raiding party who have gone to the village on the tips of illegally making of liquor. 5. From the FIR, it transpires that the allegations are made of assembling 175-200 persons and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and the name of the petitioner has come on suspicion, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Birni PS Case No.42 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 14.08.2026 SI/ 2