2026:JHHC:26645 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5015 of 2026 ------ Mohammad Shahid Gaddi @ Shahid, aged about 29 years, son of Mohammad Manauwar Gaddi, resident of House No.116B, Gwala Toli, Hindpiri, near G.M. Giddi Academy School, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Hindpiri, District Ranchi Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhau Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ------ 02/03.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hindipiri P.S. Case No. 68 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 356(g), 324(4), 324(5), 351(2), 351(3) and 303(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made of putting the house on fire and also taking away some of the articles. He submits that the said allegation is of 10.08.2025 wherein the FIR has been lodged on 14.09.2025. He then submits that if such an incident has taken place even if the informant has not lodged the FIR, it would have been in the domain of the administration as the allegation of fire is there. He further submits that five of the co-accused persons in identical situation have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No.3375 of 2026. 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 allegations are there of putting the house on fire. 5. Considering that the allegation is of 10.08.2025 wherein the FIR has been lodged on 14.09.2025 and further there is no explanation of belatedly lodging of FIR and prima facie submission of learned counsel 2026:JHHC:26645 appearing for the petitioner is having force and petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition and five of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A., in the attending 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Hindipiri P.S. Case No. 68 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 03.09.2026 Anit Uploaded 03.09.2026