( 2026:JHHC:16651 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3243 of 2026 ------ Ritesh Pandey @ Bablu Pandey @ Pappu Pandey @ Ritesh Kumar Pandey, aged about 30 years, son of late Sh. Saroj Pandey, resident of Ramnagar Chowk, P.O. & P.S.- Katkamdag, Dist.-Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. L.C.N. Shahedeo, Advocate : Mr. Yash Raj Gupta, Advocate : Ms. Jaya Jaiswal, Advocate : Mr. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.03 Dated- 10.06.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Charhi P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(b), 310(4), 310(5), 310(6) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35 and 25(6) of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was preparing to commit dacoity and he is a member of an organized gang of criminals namely Pandey Gang. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in this case. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.22 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.12.2025 as is evident from para-20 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb 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 28.04.2026 in B.A. No.2688 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Charhi P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 10.06.2026 Gunjan-