( 2025:JHHC:37966 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 10757 of 2025 Arif Raja @ Arif Raza @ Sheru @ Seru, aged about 40 years, son of Md. Ali Raja, resident of Imambara (Golper), P.O. & P.S.- Ramgarh, District- Hazaribagh. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratik Sen, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 18.12.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hazaribag Sadar P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 111(4) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-A), 25(1-B)(a), 25(6), 26(2) and 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 3. On 12.06.2025 at about 11.00 pm, Hazaribag Sadar Police, on the basis of confidential information, apprehended co-accused persons from Chishtiya Mohalla. On search, arms and ammunitions were recovered from their possession. 4. It was submitted that though the petitioner is named in the FIR, but he was not apprehended at the place of occurrence. It was further submitted that the name of the petitioner has come in the confession of apprehended co- accused. 5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent. 6. Considering the fact that there is no cogent material available on record against the petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh, in connection with Hazaribag Sadar P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 18.12.2025 / uploaded on 19.12.2025