2026:JHHC:25781 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4853 of 2026 ------ Uma Shankar Turi, aged about 39 years, son of Rashman Turi, resident of Village and P.O. Berhabad, P.S. Jamua, District Giridih, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Arwind Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Special P.P. ------ 02/27.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Giridih (M) P.S. Case No.247 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 379, 411/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(ii) of the Coal Mines Act, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that only allegation is made of trying to theft the coal stored on a place. He submits that his motorcycle was taken by one of the person and the petitioner was not present on the spot and the motorcycle has been recovered from that place. He next submits that in identical situation three of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by co-ordinate Bench of this court in A.B.A. No.10374 of 2023. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner happens to be the owner of the said motorcycle which has been seized from the place of occurrence. 5. Considering that that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition and three of the co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by co-ordinate Bench of this court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and it has been pointed out that the motorcycle of the petitioner was taken by another person, in the attending 2026:JHHC:25781 facts and circumstances, 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 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Giridih (M) P.S. Case No. 247 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 27.08.2026 Anit Uploaded 29.08.2026