[2026:JHHC:18495] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5742 of 2026 ------ Deepak Kumar Agarwal @ Deepak Agarwal, aged about 36 years, son of Govind Ram Agarwal, resident of village- Chhend, P.O.- Rourkela, P.S.- Kharia Bahar, District- Sundargarh (Odisha). .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-24-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Khelgaon P.S. Case No.09 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of Ashif Ansari. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. but he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his confessional statement and the recovery of the weapon of offence at the instance of the co-accused. It is also submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in this case but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.02.2026 as is evident from para-19 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-18 of the instant bail application. It is lastly 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. 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, Ranchi in connection with Khelgaon P.S. Case No.09 of 2026 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.) Dated:- 24.06.2026 Saroj/