( 2025:JHHC:23983 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4453 of 2025 Ranjeet Kumar, age about 34 years old, son of Surendra Prasad, resident of Village- Mirzapur, P.O. Fatuha, P.S. Fatwa, District-Patna, Bihar … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate (Through VC) For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P. ----- 04/18.08.2025 The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kharsawan P.S. Case No.06/2021, registered for the offence under Sections 407/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Seraikela. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing through Video Conferencing submits that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the alleged vehicle bearing registration no. Raj-07-GA-9409. He submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner was the co-driver at the relevant time and the allegation is made that 800 bags of cement has not reached to the destination. He also submits that the petitioner is not having criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 of this application. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of not reaching the loaded cement at the destination. 4. Considering that the petitioner was the co-driver at the relevant time and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 12 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Seraikela in connection with Kharsawan P.S. Case No.06/2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/