( 2025:JHHC:33548 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8389 of 2025 ------ Ashraf Ansari @ Asraf Ansari, aged about 39 years, Son of Late Ishaq Ansari, Resident of Village –Rochap, P.O. and P.S. –Patratu, District –Ramgarh. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.08 Dated- 07.11.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Patratu P.S. Case No.02 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 308(4) and 61 of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 25(c), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail and earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 19.06.2025 in B.A. No. 4856 of 2025. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the only fresh ground is that the petitioner was involved in two other criminal cases also but he has been acquitted in one of the cases but he does not have any document in support of his contention. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and his admitted criminal antecedent and as the fact that the petitioner is a hardened criminal, being involved with an organized gang of extortionist, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not to be admitted to bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the chances of the petitioner absconding as also tampering with evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 07.11.2025 Sonu/Gunjan-