[2026:JHHC:21392] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6709 of 2026 ------ Sunil Ram @ Sunil Kumar Ravi, aged about 38 years, S/o Parshuram Ravi, R/o Village- Jharna Khurd, P.O.- Tisibar, P.S.- Pandu, Dist.- Palamau, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, 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 Pandu P.S. Case No.73 of 2022 corresponding to S.T. Case No.227 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 364, 387, 120B, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner abducted Anil Sao who was working as a clerk in his crusher plant and demanded ransom of Rs.20,00,000/- for release of Anil Sao. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-18 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. yet without putting him on Test Identification Parade charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case but 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 a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 31.08.2024 passed in B.A. No.5845 of 2024. 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 voluntarily surrendered on 27.02.2026 as has been mentioned in para-11 of the instant bail application and since then he is in custody. 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-VIII, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Pandu P.S. Case No.73 of 2022 corresponding to S.T. Case No.227 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/