2026:JHHC:6789 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1830 of 2026 ----- Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar Mahto, S/o Late Manoj Mahto, R/o Village & P.O.-Badam, P.S.-Barkagaon, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand .......... Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand .......... Opp. Party ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar Soni, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. ----- Order No.02 Date: 13.03.2026 1. The petitioner is an accused in the case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2)/191(3)/190/ 324(3)/132/109(1)/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. As per the allegation, a mob led by the petitioner along with two co-accused persons, armed with deadly weapons, attacked the camp office of M/S BGR Mining & Infra Limited and damaged the property of the said company, causing huge financial loss to it. It is further stated that the petitioner and others were agitating against use of the said land by the mining company without payment of any compensation. Admittedly no one got injured in the alleged incident. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 21.11.2025 and the charge-sheet against him has already 2026:JHHC:6789 2 been submitted. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hazaribag in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No. 152 of 2025. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 13.03.2026 Vikas/ Uploaded on 14.03.2026