( 2026:JHHC:22452 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7060 of 2026 ------ Basant Kumar Vishwakarma @ Basant Vishwakarma, son of Budhan Bishwakarma, aged about 46 years, resident of Village Dalpatpur, P.O.-Chaparwar, P.S.-Hariharganj (Now Pipra), District- Palamau. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Baban Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 29-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Chattarpur (Palamau) P.S. Case No.04 of 2014 corresponding to G.R. Case No.20 of 2014 registered for the offences punishable under sections 415, 420 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 6 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 and Bihar/Jharkhand Self Credit Co-operative Society Act, 2008. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was running a Finance Company in capacity of the Manager of the said company without obtaining necessary licence. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that the offence punishable under Section 3 & 6 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 is bailable in nature and there is no victim of the case. It is also submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted in this case, but no witness has been examined as yet. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.09 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 25.06.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no.01 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not 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 admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with Chattarpur (Palamau) P.S. Case No.04 of 2014 corresponding to G.R. Case No.20 of 2014 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 29/07/2026 Abhiraj/