( 2026:JHHC:22350 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6670 of 2026 Soma Gope son of Budhu Gope … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. --- 03/28.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2026 in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 13 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the arms have been recovered on the basis of the confessional statement of the co- accused Govinda Khariya and the name of the petitioner transpired in the confessional statement of the said co-accused. The said co-accused Govinda Khariya has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 25.06.2026 in B.A. No. 5763 of 2026. Charge sheet has already been submitted on 22.05.2026. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. However, the aforesaid submissions made by the counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused namely Govinda Khariya and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph 14 of the bail application, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Gumla, in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 13 of 2026, on the following conditions: ( 2026:JHHC:22350 ) 2 (i) The learned court shall call for the antecedent report of the petitioner from the State and if any criminal antecedent is found, the petitioner shall not be enlarged on bail. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (iii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iv) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (v) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 28.07.2026 Uploaded on: 29.07.2026 Binit/