2026:JHHC:26052 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.4949 of 2026 ---- Rama Shankar, aged about 38 years, Son of Kashmiri Lal, Resident of Village- Ghorha, Mazre Barawan, P.O.-Sisni Bhuwalpur & P.S.-Deeh, District- Raibareli, Uttar Pradesh …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ---- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raj Vardhan, Adv. For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. ---- 02/Dated: 29th August, 2026 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.50 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 317(5), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned J.M.1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the truck and allegations are made that nine named accused persons had been stealing iron-D-Pipes assembled near the Bypass Road Tandwa for the purpose of being used for water supply scheme of the government. He next submits that the apprehended co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail as well as regular bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No.2975 of 2025, B.A. No.4144 of 2025 and B.A. No.5027 of 2025 respectively. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happens to be the owner of the truck on which the iron-D- Pipes were being loaded by the thieves. 5. Considering the fact that the petitioner is not named in the Frist Information Report, the name of the petitioner has come in this case because he is the owner of the said truck and it has been pointed out that the said truck is 2026:JHHC:26052 Page | 2 A.B.A. No.4949 of 2026 commercial in nature, further one of the co-accused has also been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.2975 of 2025 and two have granted regular bail in B.A. No.4144 of 2025 and in B.A. No.5027 of 2025, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned J.M.1st Class, Chatra in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.50 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 29th August, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 03.09.2026