IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 65 of 2025 ------ Basant Ram @ Basant Malar, aged about 36 years, Son of- Nanka Ram @ Malar, R/o- Narainpur Madhetoli, P.O. & P.S.- Jashpur, Dist.- Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Abhay Kr Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : M/s. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P. ----- 02/13.01.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 46/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 310(4) and 310(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. On 04.10.2024, at about 01:10 a.m., Palkot Police received confidential information that some criminals had assembled near Bangru Pahad and were making preparation to commit dacoity. On the basis of this information, place of occurrence was raided and the petitioner and co-accused persons were apprehended. 4. It was submitted that nothing incriminating was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and co-accused Chudamani Manjhi and Jaiprakash Kumar have been granted bail by this Court and the case of the petitioner stands on similar footing. 5. Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail, but does not dispute the aforesaid facts. 6. In view of the submissions 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 46/2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded