2026:JHHC:17778 1 [A.B.A. No. 3159 of 2026] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3159 of 2026 ------ 1. Md. Sameer Ansari @ Samir Ansari, aged about 46 years, S/o Karim Ansari, R/o 02, Near Masjid Chitramo, Bharkhar, PO and PS- Dumri and District- Giridih. 2. Gulam Sarwar, aged about 42 years, S/o M. D. Hanif Ansari, R/o 61, Dargi Muhalla, Palamu, PO and PS- Nawadih & District – Bokaro. . .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Mahtha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. ------ 02/18.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Nawadih P. S. Case No.25 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 317 (5) / 3 (5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the case is pending in the court of learned ACJM, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are neither owner(s) nor the driver(s) of the Pick-up van and the allegations have been levelled that on the alleged pick-up van, four tonnes of coal was loaded. 4. He next submits that the apprehended co-accused persons have falsely taken name of the petitioners alleging that the said coal was purchased from the petitioners. He further submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-9 of the instant petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners have come up in the confessional statement. 6. Considering that the petitioners are neither owner(s) nor driver(s) of the Pick-up van and allegations are there of carrying four tonnes of coal on the said Pick-up van. The apprehended co-accused persons have stated that the said coal was purchased from these petitioners apart from that there is no allegation. Further, petitioners 2026:JHHC:17778 2 [A.B.A. No. 3159 of 2026] have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-9 of the instant petition, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the learned Trial Court 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, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Nawadih P. S. Case No.25 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sandeep/ Uploaded/