2026:JHHC:718 --1-- A.B.A. No. 54 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 54 of 2026 ---- 1. Mantu Kumar Sharma, aged about 37 years, S/o Raghunandan Sharma, resident of 95, Road No.1, Prem Nagar, PO and PS – Telco, Near Panchawati Shiv Mandir, Jamshedpur, District – East Singhbhum 2. Vikash Kumar Sharma @ Vikash Sharma, aged about 33 years, S/o Mohan Sharma, resident of 95, Road No.1, Prem Nagar, PO and PS – Telco, Near Panchawati Shiv Mandir, Jamshedpur, District – East Singhbhum .... Petitioners -- Versus -- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Union of India through its Post Commander, RPF Post Railway, PO and PS – Tata Nagar, District – West Singhbhum .... Opposite Parties ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Pratyush Shounikya, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate For O.P. No.2 :- Mr. Shiv Kr. Sharma, Advocate ---- 04/12.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the opposite party No.2. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with RPF/POST/TATA Case No.05 of 2025, R.A. Case No.714 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Section 3(a) of Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act pending in the Court of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Porahat (Chaibasa). 2026:JHHC:718 --2-- A.B.A. No. 54 of 2026 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners happened to be labourer of contractor of Food Corporation of India. He further submits that in the FIR allegations are made of misappropriation of 1259 bags of rice from the railway yard. He then submits that employees of TATA and Assistant Yard Guard of Food Corporation of India have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.5821 of 2025 and 6128 of 2025 respectively. He next submits that even if misappropriation is there that can’t be fastened upon the petitioners being the labourer. He also submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the Railway opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of misappropriation of 1259 bags of rice. 5. Considering that the petitioners happened to be labourer of contractor of Food Corporation of India and employees of TATA and Assistant Yard Guard of Food Corporation of India have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABAs and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the 2026:JHHC:718 --3-- A.B.A. No. 54 of 2026 petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Porahat (Chaibasa) in connection with RPF/POST/TATA Case No.05 of 2025, R.A. Case No.714 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 12.01.2026 Sangam/