2026:JHHC:1259 --1-- A.B.A. No. 176 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 176 of 2026 ---- Anand Rawani, aged about 30 years, son of Mansha Rawani, resident of Phularitand Basti, PO – Kharkharee, PS – Madhuban, District - Dhanbad .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Lily Sahay, Advocate ---- 02/16.01.2026 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 Katras (East Basuria) P.S. Case No.279 of 2025, for offence registered under section 310(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and recovery of article has also been made from the possession of the said person and in the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the co-accused have got criminal antecedent. He further submits that in identical situation one co- accused person has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.7387 of 2025. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 2026:JHHC:1259 --2-- A.B.A. No. 176 of 2026 name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement. 5. Considering that name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and in the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the co-accused is having criminal antecedent and in identical situation one co-accused person has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad in connection with Katras (East Basuria) P.S. Case No.279 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 16.01.2026 Sangam/