[2026:JHHC:10855] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1656 of 2026 Shahbaz Khan @ Shabbaz Khan, aged about 31 years, S/o late Sabbir Khan, R/o Village Gram Sikdardih, P.O. and P.S.-Muff, Giridih, District-Giridih. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Prashant Kumar Rai, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 16.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Madhupur P.S. Case No. 05 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 309(6) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhupur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement. He next submits that the mother of this petitioner has purchased a mobile phone from a shop, which was being used by her, however, it has been alleged that the said mobile phone was looted one. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-17 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the [2026:JHHC:10855] -2- basis of confessional statement and further he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-17 of the petition and it has been pointed out that the mobile was being used by the mother of this petitioner after purchasing the same from a mobile shop, in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-16.04.2026 Amitesh/-