2026:JHHC:20089 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3613 of 2026 ---- Gurudev Rowani @ Gurudev Rawani aged about 35 years, son of Anil Rowani resident of Village Pandra PO Pandra, PS Nirsa, District Dhanbad .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Senior Advocate [Through Video Conferencing] For the State :- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/08.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nirsa P.S. Case No.149 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 112(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 7 and 9 of Lottery Regulation Act, 1998 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused persons namely Rajeev Kumar Poddar @ Raju Poddar, Gurmit Singh and Rajeev Prasad. He further submits that shop is of Rajeev Kumar Poddar @ Raju Poddar wherefrom the lottery tickets have been recovered. He then submits that apart from that there is no allegation against the petitioner and the petitioner has nothing to do with the said lottery tickets. He 2026:JHHC:20089 2 submits that co-accused person has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.3475 of 2026 and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement and the lottery tickets have been recovered from the shop of Rajeev Kumar Poddar @ Raju Poddar and one of the co-accused person has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Nirsa P.S. Case No.149 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.07.2026 SI/