[2026:JHHC:17916] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5502 of 2026 ------ Yakub Kerketta age about 34 Years S/O Fransis Kerketta R/O Village- Murumkela Chamratoli P.O. & P.S.- Kamdara District- Gumla (Jharkhand) ... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-19-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No.30 of 2017 corresponding to SPT G.R. Case No.121 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed theft of mobile, hair growth therapy materials, body building articles, fair look cream etc. from a delivery boy. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been remanded in this case since 06.02.2025 but the petitioner has been in custody since 28.06.2019 in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No.25 of 2017 and thereafter in connection with other cases also. It is next submitted that so far as only two witnesses have been examined in this case during the trial but both the witnesses have been declared hostile and they have not supported the case of the prosecution. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 06.02.2025 as has been mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application and he has been in custody for more than one year in connection with this case itself. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned A.C.J.M., Gumla in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No.30 of 2017 corresponding to SPT G.R. Case No.121 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-19.06.2026-Animesh/