( 2026:JHHC:7352 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2129 of 2026 ------ Anish Kumar, aged about 37 years, son of Ramayan Singh, resident of Mohammadpur, Painal, P.O. & P.S.-Bihta, District Patna, State- Bihar. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate : Mrs. J. Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar, GA-III : Mr. Deepankar, AC to GA-III ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-17-03-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with C.I.D. P.S. Case No.01 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 316(2), 318(2), 318(4) & 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 12(2) & 12(3) of Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was in constant touch with the persons who had gone to Nepal because in Nepal some of the examinees of JSSC CGL were taken for providing them question papers along with answers and given assistance in noting of answers of the questions in the said JSSC CGL Examination and the petitioner also collected money from the co-accused persons assuring them to make them successful in the said recruitment examination. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused has been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 14.10.2025 in B.A. No.9309 of 2025. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-30 of this bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 14.02.2026 as is evident from para-31 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Additional Judicial Commissioner-I, Ranchi in connection with C.I.D. P.S. Case No.01 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 17/03/2026 Abhiraj/