( 2026:JHHC:18807 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3405 of 2026 Kunal Anand, aged 32 years, son of Anil Kumar Singh, resident of Near Vypar Mandal, Ward No. 9, Supaul, Post Office-Supaul, Police Station-Supaul, District-Supaul, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. P.P. : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. 02/ 29.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 18 of 2017, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 150 of 2017, registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 336, 337, 332, 333, 353, 307, 504, 506, 379 of the I.P.C and section 54 of MMDR Act, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of one of the truck and allegations are made of carrying stone chips. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition. He further submits that F.I.R has been registered against 50-60 unknown owner and driver of the truck. He next submits that several co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the light of annexures 3 to 6 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that in absence of valid documents stone chips were being carried. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R it transpires that F.I.R has been registered against 50-60 unknown owner and driver of the truck and several ( 2026:JHHC:18807 ) co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the light of annexures 3 to 6 of the petition and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition. 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 S.D.J.M., Sahibganj, in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 18 of 2017, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 150 of 2017, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.29.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-