2026:JHHC:26611 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5840 of 2026 …. Kamal Mandal, aged about 38 years, son of Sri Tukal Mandal @ Tukan Mandal, resident of Village Dewalbari, P.O.- Dewalbari and P.S.- Karmatarn, District- Jamtara, Jharkhand ……Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ……Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P …… Order No.03/02nd September, 2026 1. Perused the Letter No. 671 dated 13.07.2026 sent by Shri Pawan Kumar, learned A.J.C.-XII-cum-Spl Judge, CAW-cum- Electricity Act Cases, Ranchi addressed to Sri Ashok Kumar, Assistant Registrar, XXII by which it has been informed that till date no witnesses has been examined so far. 2. The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail, who is in custody since 10.07.2025 in connection with GRP/Ranchi P.S. Case No.22/2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 123, 305(C) of BNS. 3. It has been alleged by Informant, namely, Mukesh on 29.05.2025 that he was working as a welder in Banglore, Karntaka and on 27.05.2025 at 08.50 hours, he boarded Train No.12836, coach no.S-2, birth no.53 and reached Hatia Railway Station on 28.05.2025 at 20.00 hours where one person approached him and asked the whereabouts of the Informant. Thereafter, while going to Dhanbad, the Informant had consumed the lassi given by that said person and he slept but when he woke-up, he found himself between Jamtara and Madhupur and found that his one bag was 2026:JHHC:26611 2 missing containing cash of Rs.800/-. alongwith two ATM Cards, MI Mobile with Airtel Sim. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. It is submitted that the prayer of bail of the petitioner has earlier been rejected in B.A. No. 9886 of 2025 vide order dated 16.02.2026 passed by this Court. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated by the police on the basis of suspicion and there is no evidence to show his complicity in the present case. It is submitted that the occurrence had taken place on 27.05.2025 but FIR was lodged on 28.06.2025. It is further submitted that there is delay of one month in lodging the FIR without having any explanation. It is further submitted that nothing incriminating has been seized from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 10.07.2025 and hence he may be enlarged on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned APP has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner. It is submitted that earlier the prayer of bail of the petitioner has been rejected in B.A. No. 9886 of 2025 vide order dated 16.02.2026 passed by this Court. It is further submitted that the petitioner is member of intoxicating gang, who used to administer intoxicating substances to the passengers traveling in the Train for the purpose of committing theft of their belongings. It is further submitted that the petitioner is having four (04) criminal antecedents including this case and hence the prayer of bail of the petitioner may be rejected. 6. Having heard learned counsel for both the sides and from perusal of the records of this case, it appears that earlier the prayer of bail of the petitioner was rejected in B.A. No. 9886 of 2025 vide 2026:JHHC:26611 3 order dated 16.02.2026 passed by this Court 7. It further appears that the petitioner had given intoxicating substance in lassi to the Informant for committing theft and due to which the informant became unconscious and he has stolen the mobile and Rs.800/- and ATM cards of the informant. 8. It further appears from the Letter No. 671 dated 13.07.2026 sent by Shri Pawan Kumar, learned A.J.C.-XII-cum- Spl Judge, CAW-cum-Electricity Act Cases, Ranchi that the petitioner is having total four criminal antecedents. 9. Accordingly, this Court is not inclined to grant the bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is, hereby, rejected. 10. Thus, the Bail Application No.5840 of 2026 is, hereby, dismissed. 11. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the Trial expeditiously within a period of five (05) months. 12. The learned Trial Court is also directed to secure the attendance of the witnesses through the Superintendent of Police, Ranchi / RPF Ranchi. 13. However, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer of bail, if the trial is not concluded within a period of five (05) months. 14. Let a copy of this order be sent to the learned Trial Court for the needful. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated :- 02.09.2026 Nishant/-