2026:JHHC:28147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 5180 of 2026 ---- Manoj Kumar Mahto @ Manoj Mahato, aged about 32 years, son of Rakhohari Mahato, resident of Village Siyaljori, PO Yogidih, PS Siyaljori, District Bokaro, Jharkhand... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Divya Prakash, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Advocate ---- 2/17.09.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Siyaljori P.S. Case No.5 of 2026, for offence registered under section 305(e) and 317(2) read with Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and the petitioner is not named in the FIR. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.13 of the petition and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.2672 of 2026, 2879 of 2026, 4608, 2026 and 4612 1 2026:JHHC:28147 of 2026 and on these grounds he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted.

4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement. 5. Considering that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed aforesaid and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, 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 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bokaro, in connection with Siyaljori P.S. Case No.5 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 17.09.2026 SI/ 2