[2026:JHHC:4352] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.10141 of 2025 ------ Suraj Mahtha @ Suraj Kumar, Aged about 29 years, son of Dinesh Mahtha, resident of Salonatadh, P.O. & P.S. Mohanpur, District Deoghar. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay kr. Pathak , Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-16-02-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.92 of 2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 242 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 140(2), 304(2), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 25(9) of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons abducted Suman Das on his failure to pay the ransom of Rs.5,00,000/-. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents as has been mentioned in para-14 of the instant bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 04.06.2025 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner as well as the criminal antecedents, there is every chance of the petitioner’s absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not to be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, his criminal antecedents as well as chance of his absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the bail of the above named petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above named petitioner is rejected at this stage. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 16.02.2026 Saroj/