[2025:JHHC:17602] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5304 of 2025 ------ Sohrai Mahato, Age: 72 years, S/o: Laxami Nath Mahto, R/o: gari Hotwar, P.O: Hotwar, P.S: Sadar Khelgaon, District: Ranchi, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Asif Khan, Advocate Mr. Mohammad Zubair Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-02-07-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sadar Khelgaon P.S. Case No.16 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 448, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the co-accused persons were apprehended while entering into the high security cantonment area on the strength of fake and forged gate-pass allegedly provided by the petitioner. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is a man aged 72 years. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 07.04.2025 as is evident from para-16 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-13 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Ranchi in connection with Sadar Khelgaon P.S. Case No.16 of 2020 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/