2026:JHHC:18766 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3341 of 2026 ------ Shishir Kumar @ Shishir Ganjhu, S/o Devchand Ram, R/o Village- Karra Road, Mahto Toli, PO and PS- Khunti, District- Khunti. . .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Nitish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, A.P.P. ------ 02/25.06.2026. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khunti P. S. Case No.143 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 25 (1-b) a / 26/ 35 of the Arms Act and the case is pending in the court of learned CJM, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that name of the petitioner has transpired only on the confession of the co-accused and the alleged arms have been recovered from the possession of the apprehended co-accused. 4. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent. However, one case was there of the year, 2013 and in that case the petitioner has already been acquitted of the charges and the same has been annexed as Annexure-2 to this petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused. 6. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused and in the case of the year 2013, petitioner has already been acquitted of the charges, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties 2026:JHHC:18766 2 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Khunti, in connection with Khunti P. S. Case No.143 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/