2026:JHHC:3724 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 11660 of 2025 ----- 1. Pritam Kujur, S/o Anil Kurjur, R/o Village-Bala Khatanga, P.O. & P.S.-Ghaghra, Dist.-Gumla 2. Vivek Bakhla, S/o Late Bishram Baxla, R/o Village & P.O.-Gamhariya, P.S.-Ghaghra, Dist.-Gumla … …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ----- Oral Order 03 / Dated : 11.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners named above have been made accused in connection with Lohardaga Senha P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025 (S.T. No. 84 of 2025, G.R. No. 161 of 2025) for the offences registered under Sections 317(3), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Lohardaga. As per the FIR, the police intercepted these petitioners while they were going on a motorcycle and seized one silver anklet from petitioner no. 1 and a mobile phone from petitioner no. 2. It is alleged that the silver anklet was stolen property. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in order to make out a prima case that petitioner no. 1 was in possession of the stolen property, there should be some material to show that the same had been looted from some person. Unless any victim or any incidence is cited, mere recovery of an article will not make out the case that it was a stolen property. No arms or ammunitions were seized from these petitioners. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, named above, are directed to 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 Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra Uploaded on 12.02.2026