Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:34629 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 9426 of 2025 Anil Kumar Mahto @ Anil Kr. Mahto, aged about 30 years, son of Gangadhar Mahto, resident of village Batuka, P.O and P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribag (Jharkhand) --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioners: Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, A.P.P --- 03 / 20.11.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Budmu P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 115(2), 126(2), 324(4) and 308(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 27 of Arms Act and section 17 of C.L.A. Act, pending in the court of Sri Sharthak Sharma, learned Judicial Magistrate-XXII, Ranchi. 3. In the month of December 2024, rangdari was demanded from the Informant by the members of T.S.P.C. extremist organization. Accused persons asked the Informant to stop the work, unless the demand of rangdari was met. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. It was further submitted that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. 5. Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, learned A.P.P after going through the case diary, submitted that the petitioner was not identified in the T.I. Parade. He also submits that the name of the petitioner has come in the confession of co- accused. However, he submits that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent. 6. Considering the fact that there is no cogent material against the petitioner on the record, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Sri Sharthak Sharma, learned Judicial Magistrate-XXII, Ranchi in connection with Budmu P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J) November 20, 2025 Ranjeet/ Uploaded