( 2026:JHHC:19807 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4354 of 2026 ------ Ajoy Mandal @ Ajay Mandal, aged about 60 years, s/o Dashrath Mandal, resident of Village-Barari, Chamrachak, P.O.-Jampur, P.S.-Barharwa, Dist.-Sahibganj (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Yasir Arafat, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.03 Dated- 06.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Barharwa P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025, corresponding to S.T. Case No. 274 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109(1), 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail and earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 26.11.2025 in B.A. No. 9225 of 2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the fresh ground of the petitioner for grant of bail is that in the meanwhile, two witnesses have been examined by the trial court and the last witness was examined on 27th February, 2026 but till date, no other witness has been examined. Both the witnesses so far examined, have not supported the case of the prosecution and were declared hostile and even though, the prosecution was permitted to put leading questions to them, still they did not support the case of the prosecution. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner has been in custody since 01.07.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 15 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 informant or 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 15.05.2026 in B.A. No.4110 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.S.J. – III, Rajmahal, in connection with Barharwa P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025, corresponding to S.T. Case No. 274 of 2025, 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 informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 06.07.2026 Gunjan-