2025:JHHC:36462 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6857 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6857 of 2025 ---- Baijnath Saw @ Baijnath Sahu, son of Sukar Sao, aged about 51 years, resident of village – Lemhoa, PO – Dhangada, PS – Tandwa, District - Chatra .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nishant Kr. Roy, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate ---- 02/04.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.262 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the only allegation is made against the petitioner that the motorcycle was being used by the petitioner in the attempted theft. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition. He then submits that owner of the said motorcycle has already been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.414 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer 2025:JHHC:36462 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6857 of 2025 and submits that the said motorcycle was used in the attempted theft. 5. Considering that the owner of the motorcycle has already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. and the said motorcycle was being used by the petitioner and the allegation is not there that the petitioner has also attempted on that theft and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.262 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 04.12.2025 Sangam/