[2026:JHHC:20116] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6289 of 2026 ------ Md. Akhtar Ansari @ Md Akhtar, Aged about 45 years, S/O- Nasir Ansari, R/O- Village- Kurmidih, P.O.- Kalyanpur, P.S.- Barwadda, District – Dhanbad. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-08-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barwadda P.S. Case No.11 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 119(1), 308(2), 318(2), 324(5), 61(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner demanded extortion from the informant. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the case has been registered upon the complaint of the informant being referred to police under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and earlier, the same informant instituted Barwadda P.S. Case no. 56 of 2025 which was registered on the basis of the complaint case No. 153 of 2025 of the informant being referred to police under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure but police submitted final report and did not send up the petitioner for trial. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 12.05.2026 as mentioned in para-1 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the co- accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 30.03.2026 passed in B.A. No.2561 of 2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to 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 released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Barwadda P.S. Case No.11 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 08.07.2026 Saroj/