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2025 DAILYLAW 21976 (JHR)

MD.MERAJ v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./4483/2025 · 2025-08-18

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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2025:JHHC:24064 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 4483 of 2025 Md. Meraj, aged about 26 years, son of Md. Salim, Resident of Village Chirki, P.O. & P.S. Peer Tanr, District – Giridih (Jharkhand) ….. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kr. Shikarwar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verrma, A.P.P. ------ 04/18.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 71 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 399/402/120B of IPC and 25(1-B) A/25(6)/26/35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M., Jamtara. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the vehicle in question has been handed over by him to his brother-in- law on agreement and the name of the petitioner has come in the FIR as he is the owner of the said vehicle. 4. He further submits that the petitioner was not present at the spot and even the co-accused have not taken the name of the petitioner and only because the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle, the name of the petitioner has come in the FIR. 5. He has further submitted that the notice has been compiled by the petitioner under Section 41(A) of the Cr.P.C. 2025:JHHC:24064 2 6. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the vehicle in question is in the name of the petitioner and he is the owner of the said vehicle, but he did not deny the fact that the petitioner was not present at the spot and the vehicle was handed over by the petitioner to his brother-in-law. 7. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has complied the notice under Section 41(A) of Cr.P.C., the petitioner herein is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms, condition or sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 8. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) R.Kumar