[2026:JHHC:21391] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6703 of 2026 ------ Pratap Gope, S/o- Maheshwar Gope, aged about 30 years R/o- Tusmu, Saparom, P.O.- Saparom, P.S.- Nagri, District- Ranchi .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kr. Sinha (4), Advocate For the State : Ms. Mohua Palit, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-20-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Nagri P.S. Case No.75 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 (3), 308 (4), and 3 (5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 25 (1-B) (a), 25 (6), 26, 27, 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that at the behest of the petitioner, the co- accused Anup Kumar made four rounds of firing from a pistol to terrorize the land owner for demanding ransom money. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-09 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused Anup Kumar and later on the co-accused Anup Kumar hide two pistols and thirteen live cartridges in the balcony of the other co-accused namely Ramesh Gope. It is next submitted that the co-accused Ramesh Gope, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 03.07.2026 passed in B.A. No.6075 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 09.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-08 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 J.M.F.C, Ranchi in connection with Nagri P.S. Case No.75 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-20.07.2026-Animesh/