2026:JHHC:9182 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2457 of 2026 --------- Wajid Ansari, aged about 22 years, son of Rizwan Ansari @ Rijwan Miyan, resident of village Subdidih, P.O. & P.S.- Karmatanr, District Jamtara. … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand. … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kaushik Sarkhel, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Someshwar Roy, APP ---------- 02/Dated: 1st April, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with Karmatanr P.S. Case No.71 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 545 of 2025 registered under Sections 309(4) of BNS, pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Jamtara. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has been implicated in this case and he is not named in the F.I.R. and his name has come on the confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Ajmul Ansari @ Balma, who has been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 9273 of 2025 vide order dated 09.10.2025. 3. It has been submitted that the other co-accused person, namely, Binod Rawani has also been granted bail by the 2026:JHHC:9182 Page | 2 co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A.No.8819 of 2025 vide order dated 17.10.2025 and the case of the present petitioner falls on better footing. The petitioner is in custody since 30.11.2025. 4. Therefore, claiming the ground of parity, submission has been made that the present petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the opposite party-State although has seriously opposed the prayer for grant of bail but he has not disputed the fact of grant of bail in favour of the co-accused persons. 6. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 7. This Court has taken into consideration the fact that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Ajmul Ansari @ Balma, who has been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 9273 of 2025 vide order dated 09.10.2025. Further, the other co-accused person, namely, Binod Rawani has also been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 8819 of 2025 vide order dated 17.10.2025, which has not been disputed by learned APP appearing for the State, as such, considering the issue of parity, this Court is of the view that the present application deserves to be allowed. 8. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 2026:JHHC:9182 Page | 3 9. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Jamtara in connection with Karmatanr P.S. Case No.71 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 545 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner shall co- operate in the trial and shall not absent himself on the date fixed without any cogent cause. In failure, the learned trial court shall have liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that the trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 1st April, 2026 Alankar/-