2025:JHHC:14600 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3141 of 2025 Satish Mahato @ Satish Kumar Mahato, aged about 23 years, S/o Ashok Mahato, R/o – KeduadihBasti, Kendua, PO – Putki, PS – Putki (Bhagabandh), District – Dhanbad .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the Respondent-State : Mr. Achinto Sen, Advocate ------ Order No. 02/ Dated : 05.06.2025. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barwadda P.S. Case No. 156 of 2021 for the offences registered under Sections 25(1-B)a, 25(6), 26 and 35 of Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged against him. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and apart from confessional statement of one Saddam Ansari, there is no other material available against the petitioner. He submits that the petitioner was neither seen at the place of occurrence nor any incriminating articles recovered from the place of the petitioner and the other similarly situated co-accused namely Manik Chandra Ruj has been granted anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide A.B.A. No.7390 of 2024 dated 05.12.2024. He lastly submits that are no specific overt acts leveled against the petitioner and it has also not been alleged specifically that how and in which manner petitioner has taken active part in the alleged crime. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the allegation made against this petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today and the learned court below on his surrender shall release him on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Barwadda P.S. Case No. 156 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial and if the petitioner will not cooperate in the investigation/trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Sangam/ -