[ 2026:JHHC:16283] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2747 of 2026 1. Krishna Verma, aged about 29 years, Son of Sura Shyam Verma 2. Suraj Verma @ Suraj Nath Verma, aged about 27 years, son of Sura Shyam Verma. Both are residents of Naya Bazar, Durgapur-7, P.O. and P.S.-Durgapur, District Burdwan, West Bengal. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Kumar Dash, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P. ------ 06/ 08.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chakulia P.S. Case No. 10 of 2022, registered for the offence under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned ACJM, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have not committed any offence and they have not been named in the FIR. He next submits that it has been alleged that the petitioner No. 1 is the owner of a Bolero vehicle in question. He further submits that so far as petitioner No. 2 is concerned, he has only been made accused in this case, being the brother of one of the co-accused Santosh Barma. He then submits that several other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. Nos. 3794 and 7242 of 2022, [ 2026:JHHC:16283] -2- 3229 and 3064 of 2023 respectively by the co-ordinate benches of this court. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that petitioner No. 1 is the owner of the vehicle in question and petitioner No. 2 is the brother of one of the co-accused Santosh Barma. 5. Considering that several other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As. and later on the names of petitioner No. 1 has come only being the owner of the vehicle in question and petitioner No. 2 is the brother of the one of the co-accused Santosh Barma and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Ghatshila, in connection with Chakulia P.S. Case No. 10 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-08.06.2026 Amitesh/-