2026:JHHC:4327 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9884 of 2025 Kamal Mandal, aged about 38 years, son of Sri Tukal Mandal, resident of Village Dewalbari, P.O. and P.S. Dewalbari, District Jamtara, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate --- 03/16.02.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 10.07.2025 in connection with GRP/Ranchi P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 for the alleged offence registered under Sections 123 & 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, said to have been pending in the court of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is that in the train the petitioner had offered informant a drink and some biscuits and thereafter, the informant fell asleep and when he woke up, his bag containing Rs.120/- cash, a Vivo mobile phone, aadhar card, photos, PAN Card, health card and mosquito net were found missing. Learned counsel submits that though the petitioner has been identified later on and it is alleged that the petitioner had also confessed his guilt before the police, but there is no recovery from the petitioner, so far as the lost articles are concerned. Learned counsel has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner has criminal antecedents. However, it is not disputed by the learned counsel for the State that none of the articles of the victim has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:4327 2 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there has been no recovery from the petitioner and also the period of custody of the petitioner since 10.07.2025 and that the charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with GRP/Ranchi P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 16.02.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on: 17.02.2026