Jharkhand High Court
Sabir Khan vs The State Of Jharkhand … … Opposite … on 29 April, 2026
Author: Anubha Rawat Choudhary
Bench: Anubha Rawat Choudhary
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 2423 of 2026
Sabir Khan ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand ... ... Opposite Party
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CORAM :HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, APP
For the Informant : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
: Mr. Prakhar Kumar Vishain, Advocate
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02/29.04.2026 Learned counsels for the parties are present.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in the
impugned order, there are as many as 9 criminal antecedents shown
against the petitioner. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner
has given the account for each one of them in the following manner:
Sl. P.S. Case No. Under Section
No.
1. Chanho P.S. Case 308(4), 308(5), 352, He has been enlarged
351(3), 3(5) BNS
No. 179/25 on bail
2. Ratu P.S. Case 392/34 IPC He has no information
No.277/07 about such case
3. Chanho P.S. Case 384 IPC He has been acquitted
No.18/13
4. Jagarnathpur P.S. 386, 411, 34 IPC He is not an accused
Case No.19/10
5. Jagarnathpur P.S. 25(1-b)A/26 Arms No information
Case No.65/10 Act
6. Bero P.S. Case 115(2), 117(2), No information
No.112/24 126(2), 352, 351(1),
3(5) IPC
7. Chanho P.S. Case 399, 420, 467, 468, He is not an accused
No.53/09 414, 419, 402 IPC &
25(1-A)B/35/26
Arms Act
8. Chanho P.S. Case 147, 148, 149, 341, Enlarged on bail
No.71/14
342, 323, 324, 325,
326, 332, 333, 307,
504, 506, 427, 452,
447, 379, 337, 353A,
120 B IPC and 27
Arms Act and 3/4 of
Damage of Public
Property Act.
9. Chanho P.S. Case 323, 427, 504, 406, He has been convicted
34 IPC
No.30/17 but bail has been
granted by giving the
benefit of Probation of
Offenders Act
3. Learned counsel for the opposite party- State, on the other hand,
has submitted that altogether 12 criminal antecedents have been
reported against the petitioner which are as under:
“1. Chanho P.S. Case No. 179/2025 Dated 11.12.2025 registered
under sections 308 (4)/308 (5)/352/351(3)/3 (5) of Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
2. Ratu P.S. Case No. 277/2007 Dated 13.12.2007 registered
under section 392 of IPC
3. Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 19/2010 Dated 05.04.2010
registered under sections – 386/411/34 of IPC
4. Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 65/2010
Dated 12.03.2010 registered under sections -25(1-B)a/ 26 of
Arms Act.
5. Bero P.S. Case No. 53/2009 Dated 05.09.2009 registered under
sections -399/420/467/468/414/419/402 of IPC and 25 (1-A)
b/35/26 of Arms Act.
6. Chanho P.S. case No.-114/2023 Dated 02.08.2023 registered
under sections – 341/323/325/34 of IPC
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7. Chanho P.S. case No. 71/2014 Dated 29.10.2014 registered
under sections 147/148/149/341/
342/323/324/325/326/332/333/307/504/506/427/447/452/379/
337/353/153(A)/120(b) of IPC, section 27 of Arms Act and
section 3/4 of Damage of Public Property Act.
8. Chanho P.S. case No. 30/17 Dated 12.03.2017 registered under
sections – 323/427/504/406/34 of IPC
9. Chanho P.S. case No. 18/2013 Dated 10.02.2013 registered
under section 384 of IPC
10. Chanho P.S. case No. 30/17 Dated 12.03.2017 registered
under sections – 323/427/504/406 of IPC
11. Namkum P.S. Case No. 156/2016 Dated 10.06.2016 registered
under sections – 414/420/120(b) of BNS and section 4 of Pashu
Parirakshan Adhinayam
12. Chanho P.S. case No. 34/2012 Dated 03.04.2012 registered
under sections -147/148/341/323/324/ 504/506 of IPC.”
4. Learned counsel for the State has also submitted that there
could be supplementary record against the petitioner in connection
with which the petitioner is saying that he is not an accused or does
not have any information.
5. Learned counsel for the State is directed to file a supplementary
counter-affidavit giving the details of each of the cases and also
documents to show as to how the petitioner has been shown to be an
accused in those cases.
6. Post this case on 15th May, 2026.
7. The supplementary counter-affidavit of the State be filed by 13th
May, 2026.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)
Pankaj
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