2026:JHHC:2130 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9728 of 2025 ------ Arun Ganjhu, son of Late Basudeo Ganjhu @ Late Basudev Ganjhu, resident of Village Tiyda Tigga, P.O. & P.S. Lawalong, District Chatra .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Prashant Kumar Rahu, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, A.P.P. ------ Order No.02 / Dated : 28.01.2026 Bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner- Arun Ganjhu, who is in custody in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 25(1-A),25(1-B)(a),26,35 of the Arms Act and Section 17(1)(2) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, is pressed into motion. The matter involves seizure of one country made pistol loaded with one cartridge from the physical possession of this petitioner and seizure of 723 cartridges of rifle, 477 round live cartridges used in Insas rifle and 246 round other live cartridges on his disclosure statement. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of petitioner that he is languishing in custody since 10.06.2025 and earlier in 1996, he was involved in one case in which he has already been acquitted of the charges. There is no independent witness of the said search and seizure. Learned A.P.P. opposed the bail petition. It is submitted that it is a case of physical search and there is no legal requirement of having seizure list witness. Considering the huge cache of ammunitions seized on the basis of disclosure statement made by this petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, is hereby, rejected. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit Uploaded 29.01.2026