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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 3377 of 2026
Ali Haidar, Aged about 57 years, S/O- Ghani Haider, R/O- House No. 10, Old Purulia Road, Zakir Nagar (West), P.O-Mango, P.S- Zakirnagar Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum (Jharkhand).
..... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
..... … Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ------ 07/ 24.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 303(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Seraikella.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is only the agent and he has provided the vehicle along with the driver for carrying iron steel and the allegations are made that when the driver reached the destination and when articles were unloaded, 13.79 ton iron steel was found less. He next submits that for that the petitioner has filed one complaint case against the driver.
4.
Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner is also connived with the driver.
5.
Considering that the consignment has reached to the destination, however, only allegation is made that 13.79 ton iron steel was less when the articles were unloaded and further the petitioner is
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said to be the agent and has only provided the said vehicle for carrying the goods, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Seraikella, in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 13 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:-24.06.2026 Amitesh/-