[2026:JHHC:21564] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6814 of 2026 ------ Tala Marandi @ Talla Marandi, aged about 30 years, son of Late Piru Marandi @ Ramu Marandi, resident of Mouza Bhalsunghiya, P.O. & P.S.- Borio, District- Sahibganj .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate Mr. Agnivesh, Advocate For the State : Ms. Lily Sahay, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-22-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Borio P.S. Case No.61 of 2021 (S.T. Case No.221 of 2026) registered for the offences punishable under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 325, 341, 353, 307, 332, 333, 411, 427, 379, 224, 225 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was member of an unlawful assembly which assembled with traditional weapons and which attacked the police party as a result of which, some of the police personnel sustained injuries. 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 he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Anil Pandit. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 09.07.2025 passed in B.A. No.5638 of 2025. 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 21.04.2026 as has been mentioned in para-17 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-I, Sahibganj in connection with Borio P.S. Case No.61 of 2021 (S.T. Case No.221 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-22.07.2026-Animesh/