[2026:JHHC:22160] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6948 of 2026 ------ Ajay Kumar @ Suresh Kumar, aged about 40 years, S/o Late Raibu Mahto, R/o- Vill- Mesra, P.O. & P.S. – Mesra, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shashank Shekhar No.3, Advocate Mr. Sourav Raj Sharma, Advocate Mr. Amritosh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Md. Fahad Allam, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-27-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 141 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner impersonated himself to be the son of legal hair of Harlal Prasad and falsely represented Leela Prasad to be dead and executed a power-of-attorney in favour of the co-accused Sanjay Prasad Sahu with the object of usurping the land belonging to the informant’s family and the co-accused Sanjay Prasad Sahu intentionally executed three registered sale deed in favour of his family members and relatives. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 21.05.2026 as mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-19 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 14.08.2024 passed in A.B.A. No.9843 of 2023. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 141 of 2023 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 27.07.2026 Saroj/