2026:JHHC:6446 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.194 of 2026 1. Santosh Oraon @ Surya Kujur @ Tufan Jee, son of Sikram Oraon, resident of village- Madama, P.O and P.S. Chandwa, Distrct- Latehar, Jharkhand. 2. Balak Ram @ Dilip Ram, son of Kolha Ram, resident of village Henjala, Kalipur, P.O and P.S. Kuru, District- Lohardaga, Jharkhand. 3. Ashish Oraon, son of Dharmdeo Oraon, resident of village Dhaduhu, Parna Pani Tola, P.O and P.S. Balumath, District- Latehar, Jharkhand. ..Petitioner(s) -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Saurav Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. ------ 02/11.03.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioners are in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Section(s) 111(3), 111(4), 308(2), 308(4), 310(4), 310(5), 61, 62, 3(5) of BNS and under Section(s) 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the CLA Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned A.P.P opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners. 4. The allegation against the petitioners is that on search, a country made pistol loaded with three live cartridges along with pamphlets relating to extremist organization has been recovered from the possession of petitioner- Santosh Oraon. Two live cartridges were covered from the possession of petitioner- Balak Ram and a loaded pistol and one cartridge were recovered from possession of petitioner- Ashish Oraon. The petitioners have confessed that they are the members of PLFI and used to collect levy money from brick kiln owners and others. 5. From perusal of record as well as counter affidavit, filed by the State, it appears that 23 cases of similar nature of this case are pending against petitioner- Santosh Oraon @ Surya Kujur @ Tufan Jee, whereas, five cases are pending against petitioner No.- 2 Balak Ram @ Dilip Ram. The petitioners are in custody since 15.5.2025. 6. Since twenty three cases of similar nature are pending against petitioner No. 1, I am not inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of petitioner No. 1, namely, Santosh Oraon @ Surya Kujur @ Tufan is rejected. Page No. 1 2026:JHHC:6446 7. So far as petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 are concerned, considering the aforesaid fact and the fact that they are in custody since 15.5.2025, I am inclined to release them on bail. Accordingly, petitioner No. 2, namely, Balak Ram @ Dilip Ram and petitioner No. 3, namely, Ashish Oraon are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be close relative of the petitioners having sufficient landed property in his/her name within the State of Jharkhand. March 11, 2026 (ANANDA SEN, J.) Anu/CP-3. Uploaded on:12.3.2026 Page No. 2