2026:JHHC:4871 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11108 of 2025 --------- Rajesh Karmali @ Raju Karmali, Son of Baleshwar Karmali Aged about 36 years, resident of village-Tiskopi, P.O.+P.S- Chatrochatti, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, APP ---------- 03/Dated: 18th February, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with Chandrapura P.S. Case No.68 of 2025 registered under Section 303(2) of B.N.S., now pending in the court of learned ACJM, Bermo at Tenughat. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was neither present on the alleged place of occurrence nor anything was recovered from his possession. The petitioner is in custody since 18.09.2025. 3. It has been submitted that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the confessional statement of co-accused persons, who have been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 11301 of 2025 vide order dated 15.01.2026. 4. Therefore, submission has also been made that the present petitioner may also be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the opposite party-State although has seriously opposed the 2026:JHHC:4871 Page | 2 prayer for grant of bail but he has not disputed the fact of grant of bail in favour of the co-accused persons. 6. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 7. This Court has taken into consideration the fact that the other co-accused persons, namely, Dilip Kumar Mahto and Umesh Das have already been released on bail vide order dated 15.01.2026 passed in B.A. No. 11301 of 2025 and he is in custody for about five months, as such, considering the issue of parity, this Court is of the view that the present application deserves to be allowed. 8. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 9. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Bermo at Tenughat in connection Chandrapura P.S. Case No. 68 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner shall co- operate in the trial and shall not absent himself on the date fixed without any cogent cause. In failure, the learned trial court shall have liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that the trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 18th February, 2026 Alankar/-