2026:JHHC:1940 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5548 of 2025 Santosh Khoya @ Santosh Kumar @ Sarvan Kumar Son of Vijay Singh aged about 25 years R/o Hatiya P.O and P.S Hatiyawa District Shekpura (Bihar) …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Suraj Kishore Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, APP ------ 2/27.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Karra PS case No.27/2024, registered u/s 323, 341, 364, 384, 385, 395 IPC and 27 of Arms Act; pending in the court of the Learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused namely, Birsha Thamba. He also submits that the case diary has been called for by this Court by earlier order and in para 67 of the case diary, it has come that the mobile phone as alleged is not in the name of the petitioner and the location is not found there of the said mobile. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement and on query made by the Court about the 2026:JHHC:1940 2 criminal antecedent, learned counsel appearing for the State pointed out that the case diary is silent on the said point. In para 67 of the case diary, it has come that the said mobile number is not found in the name of the petitioner and that is in the name of another person, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti, in connection with Karra PS Case No.27/2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 27.01.2026 R.Kumar