( 2026:JHHC:11630 ) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6196 of 2025 ---- Rafik Ansari @ Rafi Ansari, aged about 42 years S/o Usman Ansari, R/o Village-Babhanbara, Tarwara, P.O-Babhanbara, P.S-Babhan, District Siwan (Bihar) .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Md. Sajid Yunus, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Bandana Sinha, APP ---- 03/21.04.2026 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 Keredari P.S. Case No. 30 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Section 379 of IPC, pending in the Court of learned J.M. 1st Class, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R, and the name of the petitioner has surfaced in course of investigation. He next submits that in para 64 and 65 of the case diary, it has come that police has filed an application before the learned Court, with the remand of the petitioner in the present case, which was rejected due to lack of evidence against him, and in view of that, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner may kindly be allowed. ( 2026:JHHC:11630 ) --2-- 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement. On the query made by the Court, the learned counsel for the State fairly submits that it has come in para 64 and para 65 of the case diary, and that has been stated in para-9 of the counter-affidavit. 5. In light of the statement made in para-9 of the counter- affidavit filed by the State, it transpires that no material was there on record, in view of that remand was not made by the learned Court. In that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms, conditions and sureties, as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Abha/