IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1403 of 2025 ------ Manish Singh @ Manish Kumar Singh, aged about 32 years, s/o late Shankar Prasad, r/o 316, Gousala Nala Road, Jugsalai, Near Tatanagar Gousala, P.O. & P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, Dist.-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishal Kr. Trivedi, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Mohua Palit, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 03.03.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Jugsalai P.S. Case No.82 of 2024 (G.R. No. 1092 of 2024) registered for the offences punishable under sections 118(1)/109/6(12)/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 27 of Arms Act. The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons attempted to murder Bunty Rajak and others by firing from firearm. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and out of eight criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the petitioner has been acquitted in four cases and is on bail on rest four cases. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submits that the petitioner is a hardened criminal and is a threat to the law-and- order situation in the locality. It is next submitted that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required during the investigation of the case for recovery of the firearm used in the alleged occurrence. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not to be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner during the investigation of the case, this Court is not inclined to give the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sonu/Gunjan-