[2026:JHHC:14509] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1552 of 2026 Manoj Kumar Goswami, aged about 58 years, son of Late Harihar Nath Goswami, resident of W Mohalla Ganga Hari Lane, Pandey Gali, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar Town, District- Deoghar … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Somenshwar Roy, Addl.. PP For the informant : Mr. Pran Pranay, Adv. 03 / 12.05.2026 I.A. No. 3798 of 2026 Heard the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Interlocutory Application has been filed with the prayer to accept the Vakalatnama, filed on behalf of the informant. Prayer is allowed. This Interlocutory Application is disposed of accordingly. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) B.A. No. 1552 of 2026 The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar Town P.S. Case No. 508 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No 711 of 2021, instituted under Sections 420, 406 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has taken Rs. 13,11,000/- as advance to sell his land along with his co-accused brother- Vijay Goswami but the petitioner is neither returning the money nor selling his land. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and there is no document to show the payment of money to the petitioner and the dispute is at best a civil dispute. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 05.01.2026, as mentioned in para 12 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case. It is next submitted that co-accused namely Vijay Goswami, being the brother of the petitioner with similar allegations has been given the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 25.11.2021 passed in ABA No. 6742 of 2021 hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. and learned counsel for the informant oppose the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar Town P.S. Case No. 508 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No 711 of 2021 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 12.05.2026 Smita/-