2026:JHHC:6516 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1690 of 2026 ----- Saqlain @ Saklain Raza, son of Parwej Khan Ujan, resident of Sardar Road, Post GPO, Hazaribagh, PS Sadar, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, APP …...... 02 /12.03.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 25(1-A)/25(1-B)a / 25(6) / 26(2) / 35 of the Arms Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 4. There was no recovery from the possession of this petitioner nor he was arrested from the spot. Only on the basis of two antecedents this case has been lodged. 5. The petitioner is in custody since 05.01.2026. 6. Considering the fact that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner nor he has been arrested from the spot and one of the co-accused, namely, Arif Raja has been released on bail by the coordinate Bench in B.A. No. 10757 of 2025, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag in connection with 2026:JHHC:6516 2 Hazaribag Sadar PS Case No. 166 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his/her own name within the State of Jharkhand. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 12.03.2026 Tanuj/CP-3 Uploaded on 13.03.2026