2026:JHHC:3213 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 658 of 2026 ---- Md. Kalim Ansari, aged about 39 years, son of Md. Halim, resident of Village Mansur Petrol Pump, near Madhupur Toll Gate, Seth Bhila, Sapaha, PO and PS Madhupur, District Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Pramod Kr Jha, Advocate For the State :- Mr. A.P. Topno, Advocate ---- 2/06.02.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Budhai P.S. Case No.44 of 2025, for offence registered under section 310(4), 310(5), 317(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur (Deoghar). 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner of preparing for dacoity and the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and even the crime has not taken place. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.9 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of preparing for such crime. 5. Considering that the petitioner’s name has come on 2026:JHHC:3213 2 confessional statement and the crime has not taken place and the petitioner is not having criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur (Deoghar), in connection with Budhai P.S. Case No.44 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.02.2026 SI/