[2026:JHHC:22571 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5974 of 2026 ------ Anand Kumar Yadav, age about 29 years, S/O Late Rajesh Yadav, R/o Chhatabad No.4, P.O. & P.S. Katrasgarh, Dist. Dhanbad. .... .... …. Petitioner. Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party. ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, Advocate. Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Add.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 30-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Katras P.S. Case No. 152 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 117(2), 118(1) and 109(1) of the B.N.S. and Section 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was a member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly attempted to murder Nitish Yadav and Tausif Alam by firing upon them. It is next submitted that both Tausif Alam whose statement appears in para-66 and Nitish Yadav whose statement appears in para- 105 of the case diary have categorically stated that the petitioner has no intention to kill them. It is further submitted that while Tausif Alam sustained injury in firing made in the air and Nitish Yadav sustained injury accidently as the fight was going on between the supporters of Amit Yadav and Vikash Bajrangi. It is further submitted that the victims have categorically stated that the they cannot say who fired the bullets which hit them. It is also submitted that one case in which the petitioner was involved, has ended up in acquittal vide dissolvement dated 17.02.2025 passed in S.T. Case No. 476 of 2023 by learned Additional Sessions Judge V, Dhanbad; hence, the petitioner has no criminal antecedent at present. It is also submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with 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. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 28.05.2026 as mentioned in para-01. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to 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 S.D.J.M., Dhanbad, in connection with Katras P.S. Case No. 152 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.) 30/07/2026 Amar/