2026:JHHC:363 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.13 of 2026 Rahmat Jan, aged about 46 years, son of Nabab Jan, resident of Gari Rustam Nagar, P.O. Saharpur, P.S. Bilari, District Muradabad, Uttar Pradesh. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, APP ------ 2/08.01.2026 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 Dhanbad G.R.P.S. Case No. 115 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 379 & 411 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court learned Judicial Magistrate, Railway, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that theft of purse and mobile of a passenger was made from boggy of a train and the allegation are made that the said mobile was used by this petitioner. He next submits that the said mobile was purchased by the petitioner by way of paying amount of Rs.4,500/- and the Airtel SIM was purchased by the petitioner and the same was being used. He next submits that when it has come to the knowledge of the petitioner that the said mobile was of theft, the same was deposited to the police station through his brother-in-law. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and 2026:JHHC:363 2 submits that the allegations are there of using of theft mobile. 5. Considering that mobile was alleged to be stolen from the passenger and it has been pointed that the petitioner has purchased the said mobile by way of paying Rs.4,500/- and further when it is transpired to the petitioner that the said mobile was of theft, he has deposited the same to the police station through his brother-in-law and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 18 of the petition, 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 four 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 Judicial Magistrate, Railway, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhanbad G.R.P.S. Case No. 115 of 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.) 08.01.2026 R.Kumar