( 2026:JHHC:11625 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6119 of 2025 Farhan Akhtar @ Farhan Ahmad, aged about 31 years, son of Praviz Iqbal @ Pervez Eqbal, resident of New Mohalla, village-Shahpur, P.O. Shahpur, P.S. Daltonganj, Town, District-Palamau ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Md. Imtiaz Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, A.P.P 02/ 21.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No. 335 of 2025, registered under sections 336(2), 338, 336(3), 336(4), 339, 340(2), 318(4), 319(2), 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and only allegation is there that forged certificate has been recovered from the shop of the father of the petitioner. He next submits that co-accused has been granted regular bail. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that in the case diary independent witnesses have stated that this petitioner was involved in creating forged documents and main allegation is there against this petitioner and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that the father of the petitioner has stated that petitioner has created forged document and that fact has been supported by the witnesses in the case diary. ( 2026:JHHC:11625 ) 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. Dt.21.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-