(2026:JHHC:15146) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.4128 of 2026 ------ Goutam Krishna @ Goutam, aged about 48 years, S/o Late Rajendra Kishore Das, resident of Rajbanshi Nagar, Road No.2, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S. Shastri Nagar, District- Patna (Bihar). .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate. Mr. Siddharth Ranjan, Advocate. Mr. K.S. Chhabra, Advocate. Mr. Shubham Kumar, Advocate. Ms. Shivani Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 15-05-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Dumka (T) P.S. Case No. 44 of 2016 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 419, 420, 120(B), 467 & 468 of the I.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with the accused person manufactured forged and fabricated document and tried to mislead the High Court by filing the writ petition and used such forged documents as annexures in the said petition; as though the petitioner was never employed in health department, he claimed when employed in the health department, on the basis of forged documents. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents as mentioned in para-08 of the instant bail petition. It is next submitted that the charge-sheet has been submitted in this case but none of the witnesses has been examined as yet. It is submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 12.01.2026 as has been mentioned in para-07 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dumka in connection with Dumka (T) P.S. Case No. 44 of 2016 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 in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 15/05/2026 Amar/