2026:JHHC:8649 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 967 of 2026 Sudhir Narayan Behera, aged about 35 years, Son of Duwan Behera, Resident of B3, 71, Link Road, Top Camp, Noamundi P.O. & P.S.- Noamundi, District-Chaibasa, Jharkhand, Permanent Resident of 60 Uriya Tola, Near Thakurani Mandir, P.O. & P.S.- Kotgarh, Noamundi, District-West Singhbhum, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, Advocate --- 03/26.03.2026 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 12.09.2025 in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 1501 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 309(6) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Section 27 of Arms Act and subsequently, charge sheet has been submitted under Sections 310(2), 317 (3), 111(2)(b) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of Arms Act pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an employee of Tata Steal Limited, working as supervisor and he has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He submits that there is an allegation that Rs.6,99,000/- out of looted money of Rs.30,00,000/-, was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel has referred to the bank statement annexed with this application and has submitted that an amount of Rs.5,50,000/- was withdrawn by the father of the petitioner for his treatment and the brother of the petitioner had also withdrawn certain money. 2026:JHHC:8649 2 4. Learned counsel submits that mere recovery of cash on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused is not sufficient to implicate the petitioner and apart from this there is nothing more to connect the petitioner with the alleged offence. 5. Learned counsel for the State while opposing the prayer has submitted that the main accused Rakesh Kumar Mandal, who was arrested from Chandigarh, on his confessional statement the petitioner was arrested and the money was recovered to the extent of Rs.6,99,000/- and in his confessional statement he had also stated that the looted money was distributed amongst the co-accused. 6. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the informant in his F.I.R. claimed that he could identify the miscreants, but no TIP has been conducted . 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 12.09.2025 and is seeking to give some explanation in connection with the recovered money and that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, 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 C.J.M. Jamshedpur in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 1501 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 2026:JHHC:8649 3 court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. 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.) 26.03.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-28.03.2026