[2026:JHHC:21258] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6692 of 2026 ------ Rupesh Kumar, aged about- 22 years, S/O- Bijay Prasad, R/O- Village- Sankosai Road No-1, Near Ramnagar, Dimna Road, Mango, P.O.- Mango, P.S.- Olidih, District- East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-18-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mango (Olidih) P.S. Case No.293 of 2025 (S.T. No.204 of 2026) registered for the offences punishable under Section 103(1), 238(a), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of Pradeep Saw. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the main culprit is Kundan Singh and his associates namely Lalit Singh, Akash Singh and Ravi Oraon. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-14 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is then submitted that admittedly the petitioner was the friend of the deceased and only under duress, the petitioner was coerced to assault the deceased, by the co-accused persons. It is also submitted that except the confessional statement of the co-accused and the petitioner himself, there is no other material in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is next submitted that no witness has been examined as yet. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 14.07.2026 passed in B.A. No.6513 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 05.12.2025 as has been mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. 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 Sessions Judge-II, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur in connection with Mango (Olidih) P.S. Case No.293 of 2025 (S.T. No.204 of 2026) with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-18.07.2026-Animesh/