2026:JHHC:19724 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3575 of 2026 ---- Bishwanath Behera, son of Bhubaneswar Behera, aged about 66 years, resident of Mithapalli, PO and PS Paikamala, Bargarh, District Bargarh, Odisha 768039 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Afaque Rashidi, Advocate Ms. Sushmita Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Advocate (Through V.C.) ---- 2/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chakradharpur PS Case No.148 of 2024, for offence registered under section 303(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned SDJM, Chakradharpur (Chaibasa). 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of the Car and the allegations are made of theft of goat and said vehicle was alleged to be used for that crime. He next submits that by way of lease agreement vide Annexure-2 dated 23.9.2024 the said vehicle was provided to one Alap Kumar Kar on lease by the son of this petitioner and the alleged occurrence is dated 26.12.2024. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.8 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:19724 2 4. Learned State counsel appearing through the Video Conferencing (V.C) opposes prayer and submits that said Car was used for carrying the goat. 5. Annexure-2 is the document which prima facie suggest that the said vehicle was provided on lease to one Alap Kumar Kar on 23.9.2024 whereas the alleged occurrence is said to be of 26.12.2024 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, 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 SDJM, Chakradharpur (Chaibasa), in connection with Chakradharpur PS Case No.148 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.07.2026 SI/