2026:JHHC:21635 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3951 of 2026 ---- 1.Madhusudan Kumar Paswan, aged about 52 years, son of Panchu Paswan, resident of Ward No.08, Village Bojha, PO and PS Bojha, Raja Prakar, Disrict Vaishali, Bihar 2.Kanhaiya Singh, aged about 47 years, son of Nandlal Singh, resident of Ranbashera Colony, PS Adityapur, PO Adityapur, Seraikela- Kharsawan .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Avnish Prakhar, Advocate For the State :- Ms Malsi Pathak, Advocate ---- 2/22.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Adityapur PS Case No.126 of 2022, for offence registered under section 414, section 34 of IPC, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikela. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners were earlier owner of two trucks which were sold by them to another person and allegations are made of carrying stolen scrap materials. He next submits that in the investigation it has come that the said scrap materials were not stolen and that has also been considered by the learned Sessions Judge. He next submits that only because the petitioners have not replied to the notice issued under section 41-A Cr.PC and in view of that the learned Sessions Judge has rejected the anticipatory bail of the petitioners and the 2026:JHHC:21635 2 owner and driver of the seized vehicle have been granted anticipatory bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in ABA No.11408 of 2022, and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of carrying stolen scrap materials on the vehicle in question. 5. On query made by the Court, the learned counsel for the respondent State fairly submits that it has come in the order of the learned Sessions Judge that the said scrap materials were purchased by Way-Bill, and regard being had to the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to both the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, both the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, both the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikela, in connection with Adityapur PS Case No.126 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.07.2026 SI/