( 2025:JHHC:26843 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7560 of 2025 ------- Anil Kumar Mahto @ Anil Kr. Mahto, aged about 30 years, son of Gangadhar Mahto, resident of village Batuka, P.O. & P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the State : Mr. P. D. Agrawal, Spl.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 04.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024, for the offence registered under Section 308(4) of B.N.S. and Section 17 of the CLA Act, pending in the court of Ms. Kanchan Kumari, learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. On 27.12.2024 at about 2:00 p.m., an extortion call was made by one accused Vikrant jee to the informant from a mobile phone. It was submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R and a mobile phone which was used in demanding extortion is not belong to the petitioner. It was further submitted that co-accused Badal Kumar has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No.7538/2025. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Ms. Kanchan Kumari, learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, or her successor, in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-