2026:JHHC:21926 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4044 of 2026 ------ Shanti Lal, aged about 37 years, son of Late Suray Dev Prasad, resident of Village Chanda Chak, P.O. Tilari, P.O. and P.S. Atri, District Gaya, Bihar .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. M.B. Lal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. ------ 02/24.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Satgawan P.S. Case No.30 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(5), 61(2) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the DCM truck and allegations are of loading theft pipe on the said DCM truck. He further submits that the said truck is commercial and it was being driven by the driver. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner is the owner of the said DCM truck on which theft pipes were loaded. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the truck and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the petition and it has been pointed out that the said DCM truck was in the hand of the driver, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and in the event of 2026:JHHC:21926 his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Satgawan P.S. Case No. 30 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 24.07.2026 Anit Uploaded 24.07.2026