2025:JHHC:37307 --1-- A.B.A. No. 7050 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7050 of 2025 ---- Surendra Singh @ Surinder Singh, aged about 61 years, son of Late Sardar Singh, proprietor of Super Times Watch Shop, Ghosh Tower, Daily Market, PO – GPO Ranchi, PS – Daily Market, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nikhilesh Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate :- Mr. Shiv Prasad, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Advocate ---- 02/11.12.2025 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 Daily Market P.S. Case No. 29 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 318(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 63 and 65 of Copyright Act and Sections 103 and 104 of Trade Mark Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is no basis or scientific report to suggest that the watches, which were said to have been recovered from the shop of the petitioner are duplicate, rather in the seizure list itself, it has been mentioned that the Sonata watches were seized. He next submits that on this background, the FIR has been registered under the provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Copyright Act and Trade Mark Act. He further submits that in identical situation co-accused person has already been granted 2025:JHHC:37307 --2-- A.B.A. No. 7050 of 2025 anticipatory bail in ABA No.7002 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of keeping the duplicate watches in the shop. 5. In the seizure list, it has been disclosed that Sonata watches have been seized from the shop of the petitioner, however, allegations are made that duplicate watches have been kept in the shop and in identical situation co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA , I am inclined to grant 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Daily Market P.S. Case No. 29 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 11.12.2025 Sangam/