[2026:JHHC:22141 ] THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6898 of 2026 ------ Virendra Munda @ Birendra Munda, aged about 26 years son of Sawna Munda, village-Siram P.O. + P.S. – Balumath, District- Latehar. .... .... …. Petitioner. Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party. ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Priyanshu Nilesh, Advocate. Mr. Rahul Dev, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 27-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkagaon (Urimari) P.S. Case No.45 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 113 (3), 113 (5) of the B.N.S., 2023, Section 25 (6), 25 (7), 25 (1- AB), 25 (1-B) (a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was in illegal possession of a factory-made rifle and 20 live cartridges of 5.56 mm bore. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-07 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. It is also submitted that the co-accused person has been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 22.06.2026 in B.A. No. 5584 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 22.03.2026 as has been mentioned in para-16 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.-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Barkagaon (Urimari) P.S. Case No.45 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 27/07/2026 Amar/