[ 2026:JHHC:20847] THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6182 of 2026 ------ Ashish Kumar, aged about 39 years, son of Sundar Saw, resident of Village Chainpur, P.O. Chainpur, P.S. Mandu, District-Ramgarh. .... .... …. Petitioner. Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party. ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Aman Dayal Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 14-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No. 21 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111(2), 111(3), 112(3), 318(4), 49, 61(2), & 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 12(3) of the Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was the member of a Gang responsible for leaking of question paper of Jharkhand Excise Constable Examination. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the main allegation is against Chunchun Kumar who provided one set of question paper with answer by intimating the candidates who wanted to appear by adopting unfair means; that the same has been obtained from the agency involved in conducting the examination. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of his own confessional statement wherein he has stated that he had sent admit cards of several persons who were to appear in the said examination to the co-accused persons. It is then submitted that the co-accused person has already been admitted to bail in this case vide order dated 10.07.2026 in B.A. No.6180 of 2026. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 13.04.2026 as mentioned in para-20 and has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 21 of the bail application though charge- sheet has already been submitted but none of the witnesses has been examined as yet. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-I, Ranchi in connection with Tamar P.S. Case No. 21 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 will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 14/07/2026 Amar/