[2026:JHHC:14093] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3899 of 2026 ------ Umang Sahu @ Umang Kumar Sahu, aged about 27 years, son of Shri Rajesh Kumar Sahu, resident of Subhash Chowk, Jatra tanr, Kokar, P.O.- Ranchi GPO, P.S.- Sadar, District- Ranchi .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashim Kr. Sahani, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-11-05-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No.52 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 305 (a) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed theft from the house of the informant and committed theft of gold jewelries and cash of Rs.15,000/- and two mobile handsets. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-13 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. yet he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his self-confessional statement and the confession statement of the other co-accused persons regarding their involvement in the theft and the stolen mobile phone has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is then 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 27.03.2026 as has been mentioned in para-01 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Ranchi in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No.52 of 2026 with the condition that he will co- operate with the trial of the case, 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-11.05.2026-Animesh/