( 2026:JHHC:16948 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3027 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3027 of 2026 Ashok Das, aged about 37 years, son of Babulal Das, resident of Village- Baddiha, P.O. Lokai, P.S. Koderma, District- Koderma … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, A.P.P. ----- 02/12.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No.110 of 2025 dated 29.06.2025, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(2)(4)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 26(1)(G), 41, 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989) and Sections 27, 29 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made against one Banti Kumar Rajak, who was apprehended and he has taken the name of the petitioner and others. He next submits that the allegations are made that from the house of Rajeev Kumar Singh @ Lalan Singh @ Rajiv Singh, 15 Kgs blue stone have been recovered, who has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.6181 of 2025. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 14 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has been taken by the apprehended ( 2026:JHHC:16948 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3027 of 2026 co-accused persons. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and it has been pointed out that 15 Kgs blue stone have been recovered from the house of Rajeev Kumar Singh @ Lalan Singh @ Rajiv Singh, who has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 14 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No.110 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 12th June, 2026 Ajay/