2026:JHHC:24449 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4624 of 2026 ------ Tikun Munda, aged about 26 years, son of Late Gagi Munda, resident of Village Masko, Khunti, P.O. and P.S. Karra, District Khunti .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Avishek Prasad, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 02/14.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhurwa P.S. Case No.311 of 2019, registered for the offence under Sections 25(1-B)a/26/35 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made against the petitioner that the petitioner was sitting in Bolero vehicle bearing registration no.JH 01Q 1564 however, that too on the confessional statement of Amrit Kispotta and Sujit Kachhap and they have faced the trial and have been acquitted by the learned court by the judgment dated 27th May, 2026. He submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the petition and the offence under Arms Act is not made out against the petitioner as nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement of Amri Kispotta and Sujit Kachhap and they have faced the trial and have been acquitted by the learned court and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 17 of the 2026:JHHC:24449 petition and in the FIR, it has been disclosed that the police officials has gone near the said vehicle and found nobody sitting there, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Dhurwa P.S. Case No.311 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 14.08.2026 Anit Uploaded 18.08.2026