( 2026:JHHC:28118 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4296 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4296 of 2026 Himanshu Sheakher Khaware @ Himanshu Khaware @ Himanshu Shekhar, aged about 35 years, son of Sudhir Khaware, resident of Shiv Rolling Mill Gali Mathaband, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar Town, District- Deoghar … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin A.P.P. ----- 04/17.09.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Deoghar (Town) P.S. Case No.632 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 31, 35, 25(6) of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in course of investigation. He then submits that since the petitioner is the owner of Thar vehicle and only due to that, the petitioner’s name has come. He next submits that the petitioner is having two criminal antecedents, however, now the petitioner is a cancer patient and since last four years, he has not done any crime. He also submits that the co- accused, namely, Manish Kumar @ Mani Parihast in identical situation has been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Court in A.B.P. No.1505 of 2022. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. ( 2026:JHHC:28118 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4296 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the said Thar vehicle of the petitioner was used in the crime and in view of that the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that in identical situation the learned Sessions Judge has granted anticipatory bail to one of the co-accused and the allegation was there against that accused that he has supplied arms to one of the accused and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is suffering from cancer and it has also been stated at bar by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner will not do any crime further 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Town) P.S. Case No.632 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 17th September, 2026 Ajay/