2026:JHHC:4797 Page 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11289 of 2025 --------- Sanjay Oraon, aged about 26 years, son of Ghuran Oraon, R/o Vill - Khijurtoli Tegariya, P.O + P.S - Palkot, Dist - Gumla, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajeet Kr. Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. ----------- Order No.05/Dated: 18th February, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking therein direction to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail in connection with S.T. Case No.210 of 2025 arising out of Palkot P.S. Case No.03 of 2023 corresponding to G.R. Case No.129 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 302, 323, 325, 394 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Gumla. 2. Mr. Ajeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, has submitted that the petitioner is absolutely innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the First Information Report and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. 3. Submission has been made that the petitioner is not named in FIR and he has been made an accused only on the basis of conjecture and surmises and during 2026:JHHC:4797 Page 2 investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused Narayan Singh @ Ramlal Singh, the name of the present petitioner has been surfaced who has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 30.05.2023 passed in B.A No. 4718 of 2023. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been languishing in jail custody since 08.07.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the similarly situated accused persons have already been granted bail by this Court, namely, Vikram Singh @ Bikramjeet Singh @ Bikram Singh in B.A. No.1252 of 2024, Basil Indwar in B.A. No.3778 of 2023, Narayan Singh @ Ramlal Singh in B.A. No.4718 of 2023, Mohan Gope @ Mahan Gop in B.A. No.6553 of 2023 and Paras Ram in B.A. No.12197 of 2023, copies of the orders are annexed as Annexure-2 Series to this petition. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner, based on the aforesaid ground, has submitted that it is a fit case in which the petitioner may be directed to be enlarged on bail. 7. While on the other hand, Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State, has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the fact that similarly situated accused persons have already been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court. 2026:JHHC:4797 Page 3 8. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties, gone across the averments made in the present petition as also the finding recorded by the learned court while considering the prayer for regular bail. 9. This Court, taking into consideration that the name of the petitioner has been surfaced in the confessional statement of co-accused Narayan Singh @ Ramlal Singh who has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 30.05.2023 passed in B.A No. 4718 of 2023 and the similarly situated accused persons have already been granted bail by this Court, namely, Vikram Singh @ Bikramjeet Singh @ Bikram Singh in B.A. No.1252 of 2024, Basil Indwar in B.A. No.3778 of 2023, Narayan Singh @ Ramlal Singh in B.A. No.4718 of 2023, Mohan Gope @ Mahan Gop in B.A. No.6553 of 2023 and Paras Ram in B.A. No.12197 of 2023, is of the view that the present application is to be allowed. 10. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 11. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-V, Gumla in connection with S.T. Case No.210 of 2025 arising out of Palkot P.S. Case No.03 of 2023 corresponding to G.R. Case No.129 of 2023, 2026:JHHC:4797 Page 4 subject to 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 trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) Date : 18.02.2026 Birendra/-