( 2026:JHHC:21207 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6637 of 2026 ------ Avinash Kumar @ Avnish Kumar, aged about 26 years, s/o Ram Awadh Singh @ Awadhesh Kumar Singh, resident of Village-Kotwa, P.O. & P.S.-Kotwa, Dist.-East Champaran, Bihar. PIN 845458 … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kr. Pathak, Advocate : Mr. Manoj Kr. Ram, Advocate : Ms. Ishani Sen, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 18.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Tatisilway P.S. Case No.54 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 112(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 12(1)/12(2)/12(3) of Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Measure for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being an observer was involved in conducting petty organized crime of ensuring that malpractice is adopted by the candidates appearing for the Jharkhand Trained Madhyamik Aacharya Combined Competitive Examination, 2025 which was a computer-based test and it was conducted at Virupaksh Digital Hub, Ranchi in which several candidates indulged in practice in unfair means. It is then submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was seen in the C.C.T.V. footage by first collecting admit card of the co-accused-Pradip Prasad and later on along with Alok Kumar Singh supplying him chits. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.18 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 08.05.2026, 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 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 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 A.J.C.-I, Ranchi, in connection with Tatisilway P.S. Case No.54 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 18.07.2026 Gunjan-