[2026:JHHC:924] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11283 of 2025 Mukesh Kumar, aged about 29 years, Son of Gulab Saw, Resident of Village-Pannagarh, P.O. & P.S. – Balumath, District - Latehar. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shashank Shekhar Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ----- 04/ 14.01.2026 The petitioner is seeking regular bail, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 324(5), 326(1), 111(3), 111(4), 308(4), 308(5) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that it has been alleged that the petitioner is the associate of the gang of Pradeep Ganjhu and Rahul Dubey and that gang has put the hywa vehicle on fire and the petitioner was arrested in another case and has been remanded in the present case. He further submits that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 20.08.2025. 3. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the associate of the gang of Pradeep Ganjhu and Rahul Dubey. 4. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the allegations are made the gang of Pradeep Ganjhu and Rahul Dubey has put the hywa vehicle on fire and at the relevant time, the petitioner was already in jail custody in another case and he has been remanded in the [2026:JHHC:924] -2- present case, and further the petitioner is in judicial custody since 20.08.2025, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on regular bail. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on regular 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, Latehar, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-14.01.2026 Amitesh/-