2026:JHHC:19222 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3455 of 2026 ---- Ajeet Kumar Rajak @ Vicky @ Vicky Raj, age 32 years old son of Rajendra Rajak, resident of Village Harsingraydih, PO, PS and District-Giridih, at present- Dibha Muhalla PO Chatra, PS Sadar, District Chatra .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/01.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chatra Sadar PS Case No.60 of 2026, for offence registered under section 305 of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the allegations in the FIR is made that Ayush Thakur who is the friend of the son of the informant has taken the ornaments of the informant on the pretext that he will return the same later on and that was taken through the son of the informant. He next submits that said Ayush Thakur is not returning the ornaments and is falsely saying that it is kept with the petitioner and other friends and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 13 of the petition and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail to the 2026:JHHC:19222 2 petitioner may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner is said to be friend of Ayush Thakur. 5. In the FIR the allegation is there of taking the ornaments by Ayush Thakur and this petitioner is said to be friend of said Ayush Thakur and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 13 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Chatra Sadar PS Case No.60 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 01.07.2026 SI/