1 ( 2025:JHHC:27866 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 4944 of 2025 Kavi Raj, aged about 23 years, son of Dhirendra Ray, residing at Village-Baidahi, P.O. & P.S.- Jhamhore, District- Aurangabad (Bihar). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party WITH B. A. No. 5418 of 2025 Vivek Ranjan, aged about 32 years, son of Prabhu Nath Rai, resident of Patkhauli, Sidhwania, Gopalganj, Baghibazar, P.O. & P.S.- Baghibazar, District- Gopalganj, Bihar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party WITH B. A. No. 5472 of 2025 Ram Niwas Rai, aged about 38 years, son of Late Gupteshwar Rai, residing at Village- Baidahi, P.O. & P.S.- Jhamhore, District- Aurangabad (Bihar). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party WITH B. A. No. 5813 of 2025 Robin Kumar, aged about 29 years, son of Laxman Mahto, resident of Panchayat Jarisinga, Block-Dhanwar, Gram Khewani, P.O. & P.S.- Dhanwar, Giridih. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party WITH B. A. No. 6459 of 2025 Niwas Kumar Rai, aged about 39 years, son of Late Gupteshwar Rai, resident of Sakchi, Bistupur, P.O.- Bistupur, P.S.- Bistupur, District- Jamshedpur. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Advocate Mr. Ankit Vishal, Advocate Mr. Aman Kumar Rahul, Advocate Mr. Vikram Kumar, Advocate Mr. Abhishek S. Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Manoj Kumar, GA-III ----- 06/ 12.09.2025 Since, all these bail applications arise out of the same police case, they are heard together and are being disposed of by a common order. 2. Heard the parties. 2 3. Petitioners have been made accused in connection with CID P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 316(2), 318(2), 318(4), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 12(2), 12(3) of the Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CID, Ranchi. 4. All these cases relate to leakage of question paper of Jharkhand General Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examiantion, 2023. It is alleged that these petitioners had enticed several students and gave them references of persons from whom they could obtain question papers of the said Examination, for which they had taken money. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that during course of investigation, it has come to light that no question paper of the aforesaid Examiantion was leaked. It was further submitted that only allegation against these petitioners is that they had contacted some students and had talked to them that question papers of the aforesaid Examiantion are available and the same will be given to them, if they paid money to the petitioners. 6. Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned GA-III representing the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners, but he does not dispute the aforesaid facts. 7. Considering the nature of allegation and the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CID, Ranchi, in connection with CID P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025 (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.