( 2026:JHHC:1041 ) -1- B.A. No. 11307 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11307 of 2025 Palindar Kumar Bhogta @ Ajit Jee @ Palindar Ganjhu @ Ajit Ganjhu @ Palindar Jee, aged about 28 years, S/o Late Darsu Bhogta, R/o Village- Lachhipur, P.O. & P.S. Balumath, District- Latehar, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 04/15.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.240/2020, registered for the offence under Sections 25(1-A)/26(2)/35 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the Court of the learned C.J.M., Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation is made against the petitioner of having member of a banned extremist organization. He further submits that the petitioner has surrendered on 24.04.2025, however, he was remanded on 03.07.2025. He then submits that the petitioner has surrendered under the Scheme of Jharkhand Government Scheme for Rehabilitation of Extremists. He next submits that in identical situation, three of the co-accused have been granted regular bail in B.A. No.6348 of 2021, B.A. No.7707 of 2021 and B.A. No.11532 of 2023. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer, however, he is not disputing that three of the co-accused have been granted regular bail. ( 2026:JHHC:1041 ) -2- B.A. No. 11307 of 2025 5. Considering that in identical situation, three of the co-accused have been granted regular bail in the aforesaid B.As. and the petitioner is in custody since 03.07.2025 and he has surrendered under the Scheme of Jharkhand Government Scheme for Rehabilitation of Extremists and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Latehar in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.240/2020. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 15th January, 2026 Ajay/