( 2026:JHHC:6894 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1012 of 2026 Piyush Paswan, aged about 30 years, son of Raj Kumar Paswan, resident of Gopalpur Colony, P.O. Mugma, P.S. Nisra, District-Dhanbad, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P 02/ 16.03.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chirkunda P.S. Case No. 268 of 2023, registered under section 379 of I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R and the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused. He next submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition. He further submits that the motorcycle in question has been seized in another case and in identical situation the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 5187 of 2025. 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 allegations are there of committing theft of motorcycle. 5. Considering that petitioner is not named in F.I.R and the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused, the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition, the motorcycle in question has been seized in another case and in identical situation the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A and in that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the ( 2026:JHHC:6894 ) petitioners on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.16.03.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-