[2026:JHHC:29244] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9133 of 2026 ------ Hemant Pandey @ Hemant Kumar Pandey, aged about 56 years, son of Ishwar Pandey @ Ishwar Dayal Pandey, resident of 109, Huwag, P.O. Balsagra, P.S. Mandu, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, Addl.P.P For the Informant : Mr. Sarvendra Kumar, Advocate ------ Order No.02 Dated-29-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mandu P.S. Case No.151 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons, was instrumental in commission of murder of Baleshwar Patel. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-11 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that in the F.I.R. it has categorically been mentioned that seven named accused persons of the case, have committed the murder of Baleshwar Patel by assaulting him and the petitioner has been robbed in this case because of suspicion in view of land dispute between the parties. It is next submitted that there is no allegation that the petitioner was present at the place of occurrence. 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 also submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 06.07.2026 as has been mentioned in para- 13 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the informant oppose 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh in connection with Mandu P.S. Case No.151 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-29.09.2026-Animesh/