ITEM NO.36 COURT NO.2 SECTION II-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)

No. 14066/2025 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 15-07-2025 in ABA No. 3714/2025 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi]

NIRAJ MANDAL @ NIRAJ KUMAR & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF JHARKHAND Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R.)

Date : 09-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shashan Shekhar, Adv.

Mr. Md. Ali, AOR For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Ruchira Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Shwetank Singh, Adv.

Ms. Riya Dhingra, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsh Anand, Adv.

Mr. Areen Gulati, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel NIDHI AHUJA Date: 2026.02.10 Reason:

the Court made the following

O R D E R

1) The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with FIR No.03 of 2025 dated 15.01.2025 registered at Police Station Jamua, Khorimahua, Giridih, for the offences punishable under Sections 329(4), 190, 191(3), 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms A