2026:JHHC:11997 --1-- A.B.A. No. 1944 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1944 of 2026 ---- Narayan Choudhary, aged about 73 years, son of Sukhdev Choudhary, resident of village – Mangarwara, Rahta, PO and PS – Srinagar, District – Madhepura, Bihar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mrs. Savita Kri., Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 02/23.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 18 of 2017 registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 336, 337, 332, 333, 353, 307, 504, 506 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Rule 54 of MMRD Act, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the truck and allegations are made that stone chips were being carried on the said truck in absence of any valid challan. She submits that the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. Nos. 3820 of 2020, 6299 of 2020, 2758 of 2022, 6785 of 2022, 90 of 2024, 744 of 2024, 5472 of 2025 and 3254 of 2024 2026:JHHC:11997 --2-- A.B.A. No. 1944 of 2026 respectively. She further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that illegally the stone chips were being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the truck in question and several other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As. and further the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition, I am inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of her 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, Sahibganj, in connection with Mirzachowki P.S. Case No. 18 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 23.04.2026 Sangam/