[2026:JHHC:26264] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8081 of 2026 ------ Fulo Mandal @ Fulwa Mandal @ Fulu Mandal, aged about 55 years, S/O- Ishwar Mandal, R/O Village- Jhilua, P.O.-Deolbari, P.S.- Narayanpur, District- Jamtara .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. V. S. Sahay, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-01-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ranchi Rail P.S. Case No.20 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 123/303(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner induced the informant to consume biscuit and cold drink laced with poison and after consuming the same, the informant became went into deep sleep and the petitioner committed theft of his mobile phone, wallet and other valuable belongings. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R. nor has he been put on Test Identification Parade as has been mentioned in paragraph-15 of the instant bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his self-confessional statement. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.02.2026 passed in B.A. No.9884 of 2025. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he 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 23.06.2026 as has been mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on 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 A.J.C.-XVII, Ranchi in connection with Ranchi Rail P.S. Case No.20 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-01.09.2026-Animesh/