(2026:JHHC:19665) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6225 of 2026 Manish Kumar Thakur @ Ligar @ Manish Kumar Thasur, aged about 20 years, son of Sunil Kumar Thakur, resident of Brahmananda Colony, Tamulia, PO & PS – Kapali, District – Seraikella-Kharsawan, Jharkhand. … … …Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … …Opp. Party ------ HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. A. K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate : Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No:- 02, Dated:- 06th July, 2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Chandil P.S. Case No. 199 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 95 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under sections 103(1), 61(2), 118(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. The learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with co-accused person committed murder of Vijay Tirkey. It is next submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and he is implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and except the confessional statement of the co-accused person, there is no other material to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner has been in custody since 06.02.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 19 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 persons with similar allegation have already been granted bail by this Court on 07.05.2026 in B.A. No. 3790 of 2026 and on 17.04.2026 in B.A. No. 3087 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate at Chandil, in connection with Chandil P.S. Case No. 199 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 95 of 2026, 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.) Dated – 06.07.2026 Aditi