2026:JHHC:1010 --1-- A.B.A. No. 114 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 114 of 2026 ---- Md. Abdullah, aged about 23 years, son of Mansoor Alam, resident of Workers Flat, Jhoparpatti, Golmuri, PO and PS – Golmuri, Town – Jamshedpur, District – East Singhbhum, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms. Tanu Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, Advocate ---- 02/15.01.2026 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 Golmuri P.S. Case No.10 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 127, 115(2), 117(2), 118, 352, 109 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (added Section 103(1) of BNS vide order dated 28.01.2025) pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of co-accused. She further submits that the case has been bifurcated and another co-accused is facing trial in which eye witnesses have been declared hostile in the said trial. She then submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.7012 of 2025, 2026:JHHC:1010 --2-- A.B.A. No. 114 of 2026 7350 of 2025, 7361 of 2025 and 7362 of 2025. She next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of co-accused and the case has been bifurcated and eye witnesses have been declared hostile and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABAs and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur in connection with Golmuri P.S. Case No.10 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 15.01.2026 Sangam/