( 2026:JHHC:16217 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4209 of 2026 ------ Manish Kumar, aged about 20 years, son of Dahru Rana, resident of Village-Ranidih, P.O.-Ghorangi, P.S.-Deori, Dist.- Giridih … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Addl. P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate ------ Order No.02 Dated- 08.06.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Saria P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under section 140(3) of the B.N.S. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner abducted the son of the informant, namely, Vikas Kumar Yadav along with co- accused person and killed Vikas Kumar Yadav and also hid his dead body. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion and his self- confessional statement as well as the confessional statement of the co-accused person namely Prince Kumar. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and though the dead body of the deceased has not yet been recovered, still the petitioner has been accused of committing murder. It is next submitted that except confessional statement, there is no other material to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 18 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 29.01.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 17 of the bail application. It is next 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. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person with similar allegation has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 15.05.2026 in B.A. No.4113 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. and the learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed 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, Giridih, in connection with Saria P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025, with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the 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.) 08.06.2026 Gunjan-