[2026:JHHC:30235] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9446 of 2026 ------ Sachin Kumar @ Sachin, age 36, S/o Jawahar Lal Gupta, R/o Mahua Toli, New Piri Toli, P.O. & P.S.- Khunti, Dist.- Khunti, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sudhir Kr. Mahto, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-08-10-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ranchi Sadar P.S. Case No. 343 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238(a), 303(2), 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 furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons committed murder of father of the informant namely- Ramesh Thakur and caused disappearance of the evidence of murder to screen himself and the co-accused persons from the offence of murder and also committed theft of gold ornaments. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused namely Amit and his own confessional statement made before the police and location of his mobile was also traced to the place of occurrence. It is then submitted that except the confessional statement there is no other material to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.07.2026 as mentioned in para-17 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-18 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that charge-sheet has been submitted on 07.10.2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Ranchi Sadar P.S. Case No. 343 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 08.10.2026 Amar/