2026:JHHC:3084 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 11863 of 2025 ----- Raunak Kumar Singh @ Rounak Singh, S/o Pradeep Kumar Singh, R/o Dipugarha Co-operative Colony, P.O. & P.S.-Koraah, Dist.-Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kr. Tiwary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P. ----- Oral Order 02 / Dated : 05.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner named above has been made accused in connection with Lohsinghna P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 140(2), 308(3), 308(4), 308(5), 356(2), 111(2), 351(2), 352, 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of A.C.J.M., Hazaribagh . As per the FIR lodged on 23.10.2025, an extortion demand was made by different mobile numbers on 02.09.2024 from the informant. It is further alleged that the informant was abducted by Piyush Pandey and Raunak Kumar Singh on the point of pistol in a Scorpio vehicle. The informant was taken to a desolate place where he was forced to sign over some blank stamp papers and was also assaulted. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there was inordinate delay of 14 months in the institution of the FIR for which no explanation has been offered. The present case is an outcome of land dispute and only to shield himself from the consequence of signed stamp papers, this case has been lodged which is a product of afterthought. Similarly situated co-accused namely Piyush Pandey, has been granted bail by the Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court and other co-accused have also been granted bail by the court below. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. Considering the fact that there appears to be no explanation for the delay in lodging the FIR and also the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 2026:JHHC:3084 2 the petitioner, named above, 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 Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra Uploaded 06.02.2026