[2026:JHHC:19281] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3496 of 2026 Arjun Singh @ Arjun Kumar, aged about. 28. years, son of Kailash Singh, resident of Adityapur-2, Road No. 11, P.O. and P.S. RIT, District-Seralkella Kharsawan … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. J.N.Upadhyay, Adv. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl. PP 03 / 01.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kandra P.S. Case No. 15/2025 (s), corresponding to S.T. Case No. 11 of 2026 instituted under Section 308(4), 309(6) of BNS and under section 27 of Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with the co-accused persons demanded extortion of Rs.10,00,000/- from the informant by making him talk to one Shrawan over mobile phone but the informant refused the payment of the extortion. After some time, the petitioner and the co-accused persons abused and assaulted the informant including assaulting him with the butt of the fire arm 2-3 times upon his head and also looted his gold chain and cash of Rs.15,000/- to Rs.20,000/- from his drawer and on being protested, shot him twice on his right thigh. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that though the petitioner is not name in the FIR yet without putting him under T.I. Parade as mentioned in para-3 of the supplementary affidavit, charge sheet has been submitted against him but no witness has been examined as yet by the trial court, as mentioned in para-3 of the supplementary affidavit. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 29.08.2025 , as mentioned in para 9 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co- operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Seraikella in connection with Kandra P.S. Case No. 15/2025 (s), corresponding to S.T. Case No. 11 of 2026 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 01.07.2026 Smita/-