2025:JHHC:31392 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5922 of 2025 Chandrashekhar Kumar aged about 24 years, S/o Aklesh Ray @ Akhilesh Ray, R/o: Naya Tola, Hasnpur, Juned, Vaishali, Gurda, P.O. & P.S: Hasanpur, Petitioner. District: Vaishali, State: Bihar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal, A.P.P. ------ 2/10.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest for the alleged offences registered under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 61(2), 305(5), 317(5), 3(5) of BNS and under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Sukhdeonagar (P) P.S. Case No.225 of 2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the Moped and the allegations are made that in truck the rice was loaded of the PDS and moped was parked near the said truck and further the allegations are that for the purpose of the black marketing, the rice has been loaded on the vehicle. He then submits that other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.5878 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 15 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the rice was being carried with the intention of black marketing. 2025:JHHC:31392 2 5. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner is the owner of moped and the said moped was parked near the truck and he has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Sukhdeonagar (P) P.S. Case No.225 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 10.10.2025 R.Kumar