2026:JHHC:5856 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 945 of 2026 ----- Shiv Kumar @ Shiv Mehta @ Chiyan @ Shiva Mehta, S/o Mahesh Prasad Mehta, R/o Village- Shekha, P.O. Hazaribag, P.S. Mufassil, District- Hazaribag, Jharkhand .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Awnish Shankar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajnesh Vardhan, AddI P.P. …...... 02/ 27.02.2026: This bail application has been filed u/s 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 126, 118(2), 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned AddI. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 4. This is case where the victim was robbed in front of his house. The impugned order suggest that the petitioner was identified by the victim in TIP. 5. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am not inclined to grant privilege of bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil P.S. Case No.154 of 2024, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag, stands rejected. 6. Accordingly, this bail application is dismissed. 7. Since the trial is progressing, it is expected that the trial will be concluded at the earliest without any unnecessary adjournment. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 27th February, 2026 R.S./S.K.D Uploaded on 28 /02/2026