[2026:JHHC:28335] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8743 of 2026 ------ Sonu Nandi, aged about 41 years, S/o Late Manoranjan, R/o PTPS Hesla Patratu, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Patratu, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Subhneet Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-18-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No.90 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 308(2), 308(4), 308(5), 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25 (1-B)(a), 25(1-B)(i), 26(2) and 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was in illegal possession of one country-made pistol with one cartridge. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-17 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that though charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 19.08.2026 passed in B.A. No.7794 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb 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 15.04.2026 as has been mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No.90 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-18.09.2026-Animesh/