2026:JHHC:25563 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7424 of 2026 Mukund Mani @ Sonu Gupta @ Mukund Mani Kumar, aged about 31 years, Son of Ashok Gupta @ Ashok Kumar Gupta, resident of village Tandwa, P.O. & P.S. Tandwa, District Chatra, State Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Prem Pujari Roy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, Advocate --- 05/24th August 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 35 of 2026 for the offence registered under Section 64(1) and 351(2) of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chatra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at the time of the alleged occurrence, the petitioner was at Hazaribag, whereas the place of occurrence is at Tandwa, which is far away from Hazaribag. The learned counsel submits that this fact has come during the course of investigation from the CDR records of the phone. The charge-sheet has been submitted and the petitioner is in custody since 10.05.2026. The victim appears to be distant relative (Mameri Bhabhi) of the petitioner and there is land dispute between the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the victim has been served notice. However, from the case-diary, the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner are not in dispute. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the charge-sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is 2026:JHHC:25563 2 directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chatra in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 35 of 2026, subject to the following conditions: - (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) 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. (iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 24.08.2026 Uploaded On: 25.08.2026 Mukul/-