( 2025:JHHC:37394 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7056 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7056 of 2025 Shekh Samjad Ali @ Shaikh Samjad Ali, aged about 36 years, son of Shaikh Manan, resident of Village Talasbariya, P.O. & P.S. Manjhiaon, District- Garhwa (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. ----- 02/12.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.458 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 308(3), 303(2) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was working as a driver of Hywa vehicle since long in JPW Infratech Private Limited and the said Hywa met with an accident, for which, the informant lodged the false case against the petitioner being Garhwa P.S. Case No.458 of 2024. He further submits that four drivers including the petitioner have been terminated by the said company and the petitioner and other employees have objected to the same and they demanded their salary and due to that, false allegation has been made against the petitioner. He then submits that independent witnesses have not supported the version of the informant, which has come in the case diary particularly in paras 79 and 80. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as ( 2025:JHHC:37394 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7056 of 2025 disclosed in paragraph 17 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of scuffle and one person has also received injury. 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be one of the driver of Hywa in JPW Infratech Private Limited and due to accident, he was terminated from service and, thereafter, he has demanded his salary and for that scuffle took place and further considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and it has been pointed out in course of the argument that the independent witnesses in paras 79 and 80 of the case diary, have not supported the prosecution case and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.458 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 12th December, 2025 Ajay/