2025:JHHC:18732 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.2813 of 2025 ------ Prakash Mandal @ Prakash Kumar Mandal, S/o Nand Kishore Mandal, R/o Village Raghuwadih, P.O. & P.S. Palajori, District Deoghar. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, A.P.P. ----- 06/ 09.07.2025 Heard the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest, for offences under Sections 303(2) and 317 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. It is alleged that some batteries were stolen from the BSNL tower. 4. Learned counsel representing the petitioner submits that name of this petitioner transpired from the confessional statement of co-accused. He further submits that only a Scorpio vehicle was recovered from the house of this petitioner. 5. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. After hearing the parties and going through the materials on record, I find that there is nothing to suggest that any batteries were recovered from the house of this petitioner or Bolero was loaded with any incriminating articles. 7. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to allow 2025:JHHC:18732 2 this application. 8. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Dumka, in connection with Jama P.S. Case No.73 of 2024, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. 9. The petitioner is directed to cooperate in the investigation by appearing once in every fifteen days before the Investigating Officer. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3