2026:JHHC:17550 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3136 of 2026 ------ Raja Babu @ Md. Akram Gulzar Ray @ Akram Ray, aged about 31 years, son of Gulzar Ray, resident of Village Junodih, P.O. and P.S. Nawadih, District Bokaro .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Mahatha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ------ 02/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nawadih P.S. Case No.2 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(2) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation has been made against the petitioner and due to village rivalry, the petitioner has been implicated in the case. He next submits that battery and inverter have been recovered from the possession of Ali Ray. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 8 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement and it has been pointed out that due to village rivalry, petitioner has been implicated and further recovery has been made from the possession of Ali Ray and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 8 of the petition, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Nawadih P.S. Case No.2 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 19.06.2026