( 2026:JHHC:18295 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5671 of 2026 ------ Binjray Munda @ Bijra Munda, aged about 24 years, s/o Birsa Munda, r/o Village-Poseya Tilaydih, P.O. & P.S.-Khunti, Dist.-Khunti … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 23.06.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.19 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 126(2)/115(2)/109/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 3/4 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner files the supplementary affidavit. Keep the same in the record. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons attempted to murder Bagunu Munda and called the wife of Satri Pahan to be a daain and also called the father of the informant to be exorcist and abused them. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.06 of the supplementary affidavit dated 23.06.2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 09.03.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 01 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 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 23.06.2026 in B.A. No.5669 of 2026. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. 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 C.J.M., Khunti, in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.19 of 2026 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 23.06.2026 Gunjan-