( 2026:JHHC:26714 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8199 of 2026 ------ Shahnawaz Khan @ Raja Khan @ Shanbaj Khan @ Sahnawaj Khan, aged about 45 years, son of Chand Khan@ Chandan Khan, Resident of Quarter No.129, Nichitpur Township, P.O. & P.S.-Tetulmari Bansjora, District-Dhanbad. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Burman, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 03-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Katras P.S. Case No.165 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 117(2), 109, 352, 351(2) & 61 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of Arms Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of the common object of the assembly being armed with deadly weapons attempted to murder the informant by assaulting him causing injury and also fired upon him. It is next submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is also submitted that apart from this case, the petitioner is involved in 03 other cases as has been mentioned in para-22 of this bail application. 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 lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.06.2026 as has been mentioned in para-17 of this bail application. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is a notorious criminal and is a threat to law and order situation of the locality and in view of serious nature of allegation against him, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail as well as his criminal antecedents, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 03/09/2026 Abhiraj/