2025:JHHC:29861 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8457 of 2025 ---- Mukund Mahto @ Mukund Lal Mahto, aged about 50 years, son of Doman Mahto, Resident of Village- Bodiya Basti, P.O. & P.S.– Bokaro Thermal, District- Bokaro …. …. Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) : Mr. Aditya Banerjee, Adv. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, A.P.P. ---- 02/Dated: 25th September, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for the State. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 05.07.2025 has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Bishnugarh P.S. Case No.43/2021, registered for the offence under Sections 413, 414 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 30 (ii) of Coal Mines Act & Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribagh. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of FIR along with its enclosure have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on his/her part. 4. Innocence has been claimed by the learned counsel for the applicant and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted that there is recovery of coal. It has further been submitted that the co-accused has already been enlarged on bail. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the above facts, I am inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the applicant, named above, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Bishnugarh P.S. Case No.43/2021, subject to condition that the applicant(s) will submit self-attested photocopy/photocopies of his/her/their Aadhaar Card(s) and also submit his/her/their mobile number(s) before the learned trial court which he/she/they will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case Page | 2 B.A. No.8457 of 2025 without prior permission of the court. Further condition is that the applicant shall deposit Rs.5,000/- (Rs. Five Thousand only) before the Advocate’s Sports Club, Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 25th September, 2025 Raja/Vedanti/- Uploaded