( 2025:JHHC:31544 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7067 of 2025 ------ Shivji Mahto @ Shivaji Mahto @ Shivjee Mahto, aged about 43 years, son of Late Chuni Ram Mahto @ Chunniram Mahto, resident of Gram –Babupur, Panchayat –Babupur, P.O.+P.S. – Tinpahar @ Teenpahar, District –Sahebganj, (Jharkhand) - 816116. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate : Mr. Akhouri Sankalp, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------ Order No.05 Dated- 10.10.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No.01 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 95/303(2)/317(2), (5) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 76 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with the co-accused persons used to bring children to Ranchi from Sahibganj area and used to get them involved in theft of mobile and during search 27 mobile phones were recovered from the rented premises of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that there is no recovery from the possession of the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 02.01.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 08 of the bail application. It is then submitted that no witness has been examined during the trial, as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 learned Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Ranchi, in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No.01 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 10.10.2025 Sonu/Gunjan-