( 2026:JHHC:17304 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3091 of 2026 Rafiquebhai Sher Mohammad Piprani, aged about 55 years, son of late Sher Mohammad, resident of 10-149, Mira Gate, Palanpur, Banaskantha P.O. and P.S. Sonbag, District-Banaskantha (Gujrat) ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Ms. Vidhika Saboo, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. 02/ 16.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, registered under sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of the truck and allegations are made of carrying theft pipes on the said truck. She further submits that the said truck was hired by Rajesh Kumar of Mahadeo Transport and petitioner had no knowledge of the said pipes. She next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and the vehicle in question is commercial vehicle. She submits that co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1999 of 2026. On these grounds, she 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 happens to be owner of the truck and theft pipes were loaded on the said truck. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of the truck and it has been ( 2026:JHHC:17304 ) pointed out that said truck was hired by Rajesh Kumar of Mahadeo Transport and petitioner had no knowledge of the said pipes. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and co- accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra, in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.16.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-