( 2025:JHHC:23969 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4496 of 2025 Nayan Sk. @ Abu Sufiyan Aged about 28 years, son of Akbar Ali @ Akbar Sk. Resident of village Charbabupur Dakshin, Hanumanta Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Bhagwangola, District- Murshidabad, West Bengal ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, A.P.P. 03/ 18.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Maheshpur P.S. Case No. 176 of 2023 registered under sections 379/411/34 of the I.P.C., pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Pakur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused and allegations are made of stealing of DI pipes. He submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are made that the petitioner has fled away from the place of occurrence. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused and petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Pakur, in connection with Maheshpur P.S. Case No. 176 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-