( 2026:JHHC:14778 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2470 of 2026 Md. Arman @ Md. Armank Safi, aged about 20 years, son of Md. Bablu @ Md. Murtaza Safi, resident of village Saidpur, Post Dumra, P.S. Patepur, District-Vaishali, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Prabhash Ch. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. 02/ 14.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026, registered under sections 25(1- B)A/26/27/35 of Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made that petitioner is supplier of pistol to the apprehended co-accused. He next submits that petitioner is nothing to do with the supply of pistol. He next submits that apprehended co-accused was taking selfie along with his wife and suddenly firing has been done and thereafter the co-accused has taken his wife to the hospital and she was saved. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 16 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioner is said to be supplier of pistol to the apprehended co- accused. 5. Considering that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 16 of the petition and allegation is made that petitioner ( 2026:JHHC:14778 ) is supplier of pistol to the apprehended co-accused and pistol was used in taking selfie by the apprehended co-accused with his wife, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, 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 J.M.F.C, Giridih, in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.14.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-