( 2026:JHHC:19210 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5972 of 2026 ------ Bittu Kumar, Aged about 23 Years, Son of Pramod Singh, Resident of –Kochagaon, P.O. –Warsaliganj, P.S. – Warsaliganj, District –Nawada, State –Bihar. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Aprajita Bhardwaj, Advocate : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 01.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No.68 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 986 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 319(2)/318(4), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 11 (1) of the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail. Earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected on merit vide order dated 20.04.2026 in B.A. No. 3306 of 2026. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was resorting to unfair means and offence under the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means), Act 2024 was committed by him being a member of an organized crime resorting to unfair means by using Bluetooth device to collect the answer of the questions supplied to the petitioner as a candidate during the examination for recruitment of SSC-MTS. It is further submitted that the fresh ground is that the co-accused Rounak Kumar @ Raunak Kumar and Shashi Kumar, the allegation against whom either stand on same footing on worse footing, have been granted bail by this Court vide orders dated 10.06.2026 and 17.06.2026 in B.A. Nos. 3264 and 3489 of 2026 respectively; of course after the submission of the charge sheet by the police in this case. It is next submitted that charge sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner and cognizance of the offence has already been taken on 13.04.2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –30 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 13.02.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 29 of the bail application. It is further 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. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned 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 above-named 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 Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No.68 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 986 of 2026 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an 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.) 01.07.2026 Sonu/