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2025:JHHC:31071 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 5868 of 2025
---- Amarjeet Kumar, aged about 27 years son of Gorelal Mandal r/o Baijalpur, Gobadda, PO Gobadda, PS Havely Khargpur, District Munger, Bihar
.... Petitioner -- Versus --
The State of Jharkhand
.... Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner
:- Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the State
:- Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, Advocate
---- 2/08.10.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.
2. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katras G.R.P.S. Case No.18 of 2024, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(2) of BNS, 2023, pending before learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad.
3.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the bag of the informant has been stolen by some miscreants from the running train. He further submits that one mobile was used by the petitioner which was taken by him from another person and the petitioner has received notice under section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023 and he has replied the same and when it was transpired that the mobile in question is questionable, he has handed-over the said mobile to the police. He then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.9 of the petition.
4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there that the mobile was being used by the petitioner.
5. Considering that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and on receiving notice under section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023, petitioner has returned said mobile to police, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner.
6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Katras G.R.P.S. Case No.18 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.10.2025 SI/