( 2026:JHHC:19994 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6256 of 2026 ------ Jay Prakash Shukla @ J.P. Shukla aged about 32 years, S/o Shiv Kumar Shukla, Resident of Village-Housing Colony, Baralota, Post Office & Police Station-Daltonganj (Town), District-Palamau (Jharkhand). .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 07-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Daltonganj (Town) P.S. Case No.133 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 308(5)/111(2)(b)/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner demanded extortion from the informant. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that there is no allegation of payment of any extortion amount by the informant or anyone else to the petitioner. Drawing attention of this Court to Annexure-2, page-20 onwards it is submitted that the petitioner along with others entered into an agreement with the nephew of the informant and because of dispute regarding the said agreement, this false case has been foisted against the petitioner to pressurize the petitioner. It is then submitted that in the FIR itself, it has been mentioned that at last, the petitioner touched the feet of the informant. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.04.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no.01 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 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 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau, in connection with Daltonganj (Town) P.S. Case No.133 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.) 07/07/2026 Abhiraj/