(2026:JHHC:20124) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6343 of 2026 Madan Kumar Nayak @ Madan Nayak, aged about 30 years, son of Naresh Nayak, resident of village – Khetko, PO & PS – Peterbar, District – Bokaro. … … …Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … …Opp. Party ------ HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Shree Prakash Jha, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No:- 02, Dated:- 08th July, 2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Patratu (Barkakana) P.S. Case No. 191 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under sections 380 and 457 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed theft in the house of the informant and cash of Rs. 10,000/- along with mobile-phone were stolen and he got transferred Rs. 1,00,000/- via PhonePe Wallet from that stolen mobile-phone of the informant. It is next submitted that the said Rs. 1,00,000/- was transferred to the account of Shanti Devi and Shanti Devi disclosed that the petitioner approached her for paying the money transferred to the account of Shanti Devi erroneously. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 26.04.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 18 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. 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 Judicial Magistrate – 1st Class, Ramgarh, in connection with Patratu (Barkakana) P.S. Case No. 191 of 2023, 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 – 08.07.2026 Aditi