2026:JHHC:28206 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5190 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5190 of 2026 ---- Md. Mohsin, aged about 47 years, S/o Md. Muslim, resident of village – Naisarai, PO and PS – Ramgarh, District - Ramgarh .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Lalan Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Advocate ---- 02/17.09.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.02 of 2022, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 406, 407, 420, 467, 468, 471, 506 and 120B of Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned J.M. 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the truck bearing Registration No. JH 01EK 2895 and only on the confession of co-accused namely Umesh Kumar Singh the name of the petitioner has been incorporated. He further submits that even the agreement was not executed between the informant and the petitioner nor any truck has been handed over to this petitioner. He then submits that two of the co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. Nos.4986 of 2022 and 5463 of 2022. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.6 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail 2026:JHHC:28206 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5190 of 2026 may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation is there against the petitioner of selling the truck in another state and to use. 5. Considering that two of the accused persons in identical situation have already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As. and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.6 of the petition and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the said truck, I am inclined to provide 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, Hazaribagh in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.02 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 17.09.2026 Sangam/