( 2026:JHHC:24883 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7338 of 2026 ------ Faraz Anwar Khan @ Faraz Khan @ Farax Anwar, aged about 32 years, S/o Anwar Kamal Khan, R/o-H.No.1, Road No.16, Old Puruliya Road, Zakir Nagar West, Mango, P.O. & P.S.-Mango, Jamshedpur, Dist.-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishal Kr. Trivedi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 18-08-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Sonari P.S. Case No.111 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120-B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused person has committed murder of Ajay Sah @ Tinku. It is next submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and are general and omnibus in nature. It is then submitted that in the trial of co-accused persons, 12 witnesses have been examined, the copy of the depositions of which has been annexed herewith, but none of them have taken the name of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant/victim or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 09.01.2025 in B.A. No.11099 of 2024. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-18 of this bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 06.06.2026 as has been mentioned in para-23 of this bail application. 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 above-named 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 JM-1st Class, Jamshedpur in connection with Sonari P.S. Case No.111 of 2022 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an 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 informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 18/08/2026 Abhiraj/