( 2026:JHHC:14032 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3872 of 2026 ------ Chandan Kumar Thakur @ Chandan Kumar, aged about 38 years, s/o late Sunil Kumar Thakur, r/o old HB Road, Dipatoli, Near Shiv Mandir, New Nagar, Bandhgari, PO +PS Sadar, Dist. Ranchi, Jharkhand …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Suraj Kishore Prasad , Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, Adl.P.P ------ Order No.032/ Dated- 07-05-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kanke PS Case No. 323 of 2023 instituted under Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 479, 120B, 34 of the IPC. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner fraudulently misrepresented the informant and grabbed a huge amount of money approximately 1.35 crores on the basis of the fraudulent power of attorney to the land broker given by the landowner and grabbed all the amount which are invested by the informant. It is next submitted that in all the agreements entered into between the parties, the petitioner is a co-purchaser with the informant and the petitioner has not created any false document nor the petitioner has been entrusted with any money or property. It is next submitted that the main allegation is against Nayeem Ansari and Azhar Ansari, who were the seller of this land. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.03.2026, as mentioned in para 27 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the dispute between the parties is civil in nature and a cloak of criminal case has been given to a purely civil dispute to harass the petitioner. The petitioner is ready and willing to co- operate with the investigation of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case in any manner during the investigation of the case, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. ( 2026:JHHC:14032 ) Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 323 of 2023 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the investigation of the case and will furnish mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile number during the investigation of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anjali/