[2026:JHHC:26690] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8168 of 2026 ------ Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Kumar Saw, aged about 28 years, son of Mahendra Saw, resident of Village Peto, P.O. & P.S. – Keredari, District- Hazaribagh. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shashikant Jaiswal, Advocate Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-03-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 02 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 407, 420, 467, 468, 471, 506, 120B of the Indian Penal. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the informant gave ten vehicles to the co- accused Amar Jyoti at the monthly rent of Rs.1,00,000/- through the petitioner as the middle man and a part of the rental amount was paid but after one month, the remaining rental amount was not paid and the vehicles taken on rent were illegally sold in the State of Jharkhand, Odisha and other States. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the dispute between the parties is basically a civil dispute. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 09.06.2026 as mentioned in para-16 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 02 of 2022 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 03.09.2026 Saroj/