2026:JHHC:484 1 B.A. No. 9616 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9616 of 2025 Rohit Kumar Mehta @ Rohit Mehta, aged about 34 years, Son of Hulash Mehta, Resident of Village- Lengrapipra, P.O. & P.S.- Domchanch, District- Koderma ........Petitioner(s) Vrs. The State of Jharkhand .......... Opposite Party(s) ….... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashishtha, Spl.P.P. 05/09.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The applicant who is in custody since 26.07.2025 has renewed the prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with C. Case No. 2618 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 26(1)(f)(g), 52(1),64 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989) and 27, 29, 31, 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, pending in the court of learned C.J.M, Koderma. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of F.I.R. alongwith its enclosures have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on his/her part. 4. Earlier the bail application of this applicant was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 25.09.2025 in B.A. No. 8488 of 2025. 5. Prayer for bail of the applicant has been renewed stating that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It has been further submitted that co-accused namely Vishnu Kumar Mehta @ Vishnu Mehta and Anish Kumar Mehta @ Anish Mehta have been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 8424 of 2025 vide order dated 25.09.2025. Further, another co-accused namely Raju Mehta and Bikash Kumar Mehta have been granted regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 8625 of2025 vide order dated 25.09.2025 6. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant. 7. Considering the materials available on record and the period of custody, I am inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the applicant, named above, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing 2026:JHHC:484 2 B.A. No. 9616 of 2025 bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M, Koderma in connection with C. Case No. 2618 of 2025, subject to condition that the applicant(s) will submit self-attested photocopy/photocopies of his/her/their Aadhaar Card(s) and also submit his/her/their mobile number(s) before the learned trial court which he/she/they will always keep active and will not change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the court and he is directed to report once in a month to the concerned police station. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 09.01.2025 A.Mohanty Uploaded ___/____/2026