[2026:JHHC:27656] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8509 of 2026 ------ Madhukant Prajapati, aged about 19 years, S/o Binod Prajapati @ Vinod Prajapati, R/o Vill. Haithloto @ Hetaloto, P.O. Kurra @ Kura, P.S. Latehar, District Latehar, Jharkhand pin – 829206 Aadhar No. 3298 0982 6556 .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P. [through V.C.] ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-14-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Haidarnagar P.S. Case No. 41 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 61(2), 111(3), 111(4), 308(3), 308(4), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 25(1-A), 26 & 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, being a member of Rahul Singh Gang, involved in collection of extortion by creating terror by firing at the workshop of Doars Construction Company. It is next submitted that the petitioner along with co-accused persons, were arrested by the police from the railway station while there were attempting to flee away and during the search, two 9 mm pistols with empty magazines, eight 9 mm rounds including two live rounds and six live misfired rounds were recovered. It is then submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that during the interrogation, the petitioner admitted his association with the notorious criminal Rahul Singh and his associates Bajrangi @ Deepak Mehta and they travelled from Latehar to Haidarnagar with fire arms to fire at the company workshop and to create terror. It is further submitted that though charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner but no witness has been examined as yet. It is next submitted that except confessional statement of the petitioner, there is no other material in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 31.05.2026 as mentioned in para-9 of the instant bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-10 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, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Haidarnagar P.S. Case No. 41 of 2026 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:- 14.09.2026 Saroj/