(2026:JHHC:20311) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6362 of 2026 Gunjan Kumar Mehta, aged about 35 years, son of Bisherhas Mehta, resident of Ward No. 02, Tondfar, Masnodih, PO & PS – Domchand, District – Koderma. … … …Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … …Opp. Party ------ HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Thakur, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No:- 04, Dated:- 09th July, 2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Nagari P.S. Case No. 113 of 2019, registered for the offences punishable under sections 4, 5 of the Explosive Substance Act along with Section 17 of the C.L.A. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner illegally supplied explosive substance to the co-accused person from whom the same was recovered by the Police and the petitioner is implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of Anwar Khan. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 12 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 01.05.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 13 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate – 1st Class, Ranchi, in connection with Nagari P.S. Case No. 113 of 2019, 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 – 09.07.2026 Aditi