[2026:JHHC:19995] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5104 of 2026 ------ Habil Mundu @ Praful Mundu aged about 30 years, son of Johan Mundu, Resident of Village: Bamhni, Post Office: Murhu, Police Station: Murhu, District: Khunti, State: Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, Addl. P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated-07-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.179 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 25 (1-B), a/26/35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being a member of P.L.F.I., handed over one country-made pistol along with two live cartridges to the co-accused and from the co-accused Akbar Khan, the same was recovered. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 petitioner has been in custody since 02.04.2026 as has been mentioned para-22 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.179 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-07.07.2026-Animesh/