2026:JHHC:9151 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.11957 of 2025 ----- Akhilesh Yadav @ Buttan Manjhi @ Gautam Jee, son of late Ritan Yadav, resident of Village Salga, P.O. Bardiha, P.S. Majhiaon, District Garhwa, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ----- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Karan Kaushik, Advocate, through V.C. For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 03/ 01.04.2026 Learned counsel Mr. Karan Kaushik, appeared through virtual mode. There is no complaint with regard to clarity or quality in audio or video. 2. This Bail Application under Section 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been filed to release the petitioner on regular bail in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.27 of 2024, for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 448, 427 and 302 IPC, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17 (i) and (ii) of the CLA Act. The case is presently pending before the Court of learned ACJM, Chatra. 3. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioner and learned A.P.P. representing the State. Perused the material available on record and also gone through the impugned order. 4. Learned counsel representing the petitioner submits that neither the petitioner is named in the F.I.R., nor the Test Identification Parade (TIP) has been conducted. He also submits that the only material against the petitioner is his antecedent. He 2026:JHHC:9151 2 lastly submits that co-accused namely Jitendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Kherwar, Upendra Bhuiayn @ Upendra Bhuiyan and Shailendra Ganjhu @ Situ @ Satyendra Ganjhu @ Santu Ganjhu have already been enlarged on bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 10.09.2025 (in B.A. No.7715 of 2025), 06.11.2025 (in B.A. No.9664 of 2025 and 27.11.2025 (in B.A. No.10248 of 2025) respectively. 5. Learned A.P.P. representing the opposite party – State, opposes the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid submission coupled with the fact that perusal of the F.I.R. nowhere attributes any overt or covert act to the petitioner being actively involved in the said offences; the above-named co-accused have already been enlarged on bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court, I am inclined to release this petitioner on bail. 7. Accordingly, this Bail Application is allowed. The petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.27 of 2024, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Chatra, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his / her own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 01st April, 2026 Prashant. Cp-3 Uploaded on 02.04.2026