( 2026:JHHC:6634 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1645 of 2026 ------ Sikandar Ansari @ Sikandar, aged about 25 years, son of Sahjan Ansari, resident of Village –Diyajori, P.O. and P.S. – Mahagama, District –Godda, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 12.03.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Mahagama P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 303(2) & 317(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 25(1-B)(a) & 26 of the Arms Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in commission of theft of Batteries, Inverters, Monitors, Laptops and other items from the Schools and Panchayat Buildings and the stolen articles were recovered from the possession of the petitioner along with a country made pistol and a bullet for which he does not possess any license. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –21 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 29.11.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 20 of the bail application. It is then submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in this case but no witnesses have been examined in this case as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The 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 Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Godda, in connection with Mahagama P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 303(2) & 3174(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 25(1-B)(a) & 26 of the Arms Act with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 12.03.2026 Sonu/