( 2026:JHHC:22393 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3316 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3316 of 2026 Ravi Kumar, aged about 35 years, son of Nageshwar Prasad, resident of Mohalla Lip Ganj, Purani Chhati, P.O. & P.S. Sherghati, Dist.- Gaya (Bihar) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ----- 04/29.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No.439/2025, registered for the offence under Section 309(4) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of Scorpio vehicle bearing registration No. JH-13F- 7104. He next submits that the petitioner was not indulged in crime. He then submits that the said vehicle was used by the driver and even the vehicle was seized from the custody of the driver. He further submits that the allegations are there of theft in the jewellery shop and the stolen articles have been recovered from the possession of the co-accused persons and even arms have also been recovered from the possession of the co-accused persons. He also submits that the said vehicle has been released in favour of the petitioner. He next submits that in the confessional statement, the co-accused persons have not taken name of this petitioner. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 20 of this application. On ( 2026:JHHC:22393 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3316 of 2026 these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of the said Scorpio vehicle, which was used in the crime and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the said vehicle has been recovered from the possession of the driver and the said vehicle was used by the driver and the petitioner is said to be owner of the vehicle and he is not named in the FIR and further, co-accused persons have not taken name of this petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and the vehicle in question has been released in favour of the petitioner and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of 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 S.D.J.M., Hazaribag in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No.439/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 29th July, 2026 Ajay/