[2026:JHHC:28589] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8851 of 2026 ------ Md. Meraj, aged about 22 years, S/o- Nasaruddin Ansari, Resident of Village- Kalhajor, P.O. & P.S.- Budhai, District- Deoghar, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-23-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No.63 of 2025 (S.T. Case No.492 of 2026) registered for the offences punishable under Section 308(3), 308(4), 111(2)(b) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was member of an organized gang of criminals of Aman Sahu and he affixed the pamphlet on behalf of the said gang demanding ransom. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. yet he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his confessional statement made in connection Barkagaon P.S. Case No.62 of 2026 and except the confessional statement, there is no other material in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that except the said Barkagaon P.S. Case No.62 of 2026, the petitioner is not involved in any other case as has been mentioned in para-15 of the instant bail application. 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 04.06.2026 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 A.S.J.-II-cum- Special Judge, Hazaribagh in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No.63 of 2025 (S.T. Case No.492 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-23.09.2026-Animesh/