(2026:JHHC:6677) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1756 of 2026 ------ Sukhram Guria @ Rode aged about 25 years S/o Dugun Guria R/o Village- Tetartoli, P.O. & P.S.- Tapkara, District- Khunti (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated: 12.03.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 92 of 2024 arising out of Tapkara P.S. Case No. 14 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No. 391 of 2022(A), registered for the offences punishable under Section 25 (1-A), 25 (1-B)a, 25 (6), 35 of the Arms Act and under Section 17 of C.L.A. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being Commander of PLFI has handed over huge quantity of arms and ammunition to Martin Dahanga and Joseph Dahanga @ Rawel Dahanga for concealing the fire arms and ammunitions in the forest. It is next submitted that petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of the statement made by Martin Dahanga and Joseph Dahanga @ Rawel Dahanga and from their possession one 12 bore country made double barrel gun along with live cartridge, one country made rifle along with cartridge and three booklets of PLFI have been recovered. It is next submitted that though the charge has been framed in this case on 09.01.2025; as yet no witness has been examined. It is next submitted that the co-accused persons have been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 670 of 2023 and B.A. No. 693 of 2023, vide order dated 14.02.2023 passed in respective cases. 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 informant as well as their family members and other 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 02.03.2024 as has been mentioned in para-1 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 submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Sessions Judge, Khunti in connection with S.T. Case No. 92 of 2024 arising out of Tapkara P.S. Case No.14 of 2022 [G.R. No. 391 of 2022(A)] with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhaar 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 as well as their family members and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated- 12.03.2026 Pramanik/