2025:JHHC:35181 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6616 of 2025 ---- Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Paswan, aged about 22 years, son of late Jagdish Paswan, r/o Village Madangundi, PO and PS Chandwara, District Koderma .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Akash Kumar Lal, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sanjay Kr Srivastava, Advocate ---- 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chandwara P.S. Case No.31 of 2025, for offence registered under section 319(2)/318(4) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner was one of the candidate for recruitment in the home guards. He further submits that the false allegations are made that the petitioner was not physically participated and one Ashok Kumar has participated in place of the petitioner. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of impersonating another person in place of the petitioner. 5. Considering that the petitioner was one of the candidate for recruitment in home guard and the matter is being investigated and the allegations are there that the petitioner has not participated in the physical test, 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 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Koderma, in connection with Chandwara P.S. Case No.31 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 SI/