2025:JHHC:34613 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6545 of 2025 ---- Gopal Mahto @ Gopal Chandra Mahto aged about 31 years son of Birendra Mahto, resident of Village Raikocha, PS Silli, PO Goradih, District Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Satish Pd. Keshri, Advocate ---- 2/20.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rahe P.S. Case No.24 of 2025, for offence registered under section 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate-XXX, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent villager and doing the business of selling of vegetables. He submits that false allegations are made of his being member of the gang of bike lifters. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He then submits that name of the petitioner has been taken by one Rohit Singh Munda who has been apprehended with two stolen motorcycles. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that prima facie it appears that petitioner happened to be a member of said gang of bike lifters. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is an innocent villager and doing the business of selling vegetables, 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-XXX, Ranchi, in connection with Rahe P.S. Case No.24 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 20.11.2025 SI/