Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:25080 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2612 of 2025 ------ Shankesh Kumar Gond, aged about 35 years, S/o-Ram Narayan Gond, R/o-Near Girl High School, Maner, Patna, P.O. + P.S.-Maner, Dist.-Patna, Bihar … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Rahul Pandey, Advocate For the State : M/s. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Special P.P. ----- 04/25.08.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No. 45 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 467, 468, 420, 120(B) of the I.P.C., Section 66 of the I.T. Act and Section 12 of the Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair means in Recruitment) Act, 2023, pending in the Court of Sri Ashok Kumar, learned J.M.F.C., Ranchi. 3. On 29.01.2024, Answer key of General Study Paper of Jharkhand General Graduate Level Common Competitive Examination was sent to the website of JGGLCCE-2023, Ranchi. It transpired that the question paper of General Studies of the aforesaid examination got leaked. Co-accused Md. Shamim Imam and his two sons namely Shajjada Imam and Md. Shahnawaz Imam were apprehended and they confessed their guilt that they were involved in leaking of the question paper of the aforesaid exam. Their confession led to arrest of several persons including his son-in-law namely Rizwan from Patna. 4. During the course of investigation, the Investigating Officer has not been able to unearth the truth from where the paper was leaked. 5. It was submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in confession of co-accused. It was further submitted that co-accused Md. Shamim who is a Government Servant and his sons Shajjada Imam and Md. Shahnawaz Imam have been granted bail by different Co-ordinate Benches of this Court. 6. Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, learned Special P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail, however, he does not dispute the aforesaid facts. 7. 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 Sri Ashok Kumar, learned J.M.F.C., Ranchi in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No. 45 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded