[2025:JHHC:38643] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5650 of 2025 Saqlain @ Saklian Raza, aged about 23 years, S/o Parwej Khan Ujan, R/o Sardar Road, Post-G.P.O., Hazaribag, P.S.-Sadar, District-Hazaribag (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. A.R. Mishra, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 23.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hazaribag Sadar P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 111(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25(1-A)/25(1-B)a/25(6)/26(2)/35 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and on the basis of confessional statement of one of the co-accused namely Bittu @ Ashraf Khan, the name of the petitioner has come. He next submits that the petitioner is nothing to do and further nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. On these grounds, he submits that the privilege of anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer and submits that there are serious allegations against all the accused persons including this petitioner. He next [2025:JHHC:38643] -2- submits that from the special report, which is the part of the case diary, it transpires that there are three criminal antecedents. He further submits that the allegations are there of preparation, distribution and sale of the arms and ammunition, in which, the petitioner is deeply involved. 5. In reply, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the criminal antecedents are of different nature. 6. In view of the above and considering that the petitioner is having three criminal antecedents and further allegations are there against all the accused persons of preparation, distribution and sale of the arms and ammunition, I am not inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-23.12.2025 Amitesh/-