( 2025:JHHC:37918 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 7175 of 2025 Saif Ali Khan @ Chand Khan, aged about 29 years, son of Salim Khan, resident of village Dundigara, P.O. Dundigara, P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mrs. Nivedita Kundu, Advocate For the State : Mr. S.K. Mahto, A.P.P. 02/ 17.12.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No. 188/2025, registered under sections 310(4)/310(5)/317(5)/3(5)/317(2) of BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in F.I.R and his name has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and only allegation is made that motorcycle in question was handed over by the petitioner to the apprehended co-accused. She next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. 5. Considering that petitioner is not named in F.I.R and his name has come in the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, ( 2025:JHHC:37918 ) the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti, in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No. 188/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.17.12.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-