( 2026:JHHC:29803 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9300 of 2026 ------ Rahul Kumar @ Monu, aged about 26 years, s/o Raju Rai Mandal, r/o Village-Sundarpur, P.O.+P.S.-Mufassil, Dist.- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Lal C.N. Shahedeo, Advocate : Mr. Yash Raj Gupta, Advocate For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 06.10.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No.437 of 2026 arising out of Charhi P.S. Case No.117 of 2025 (G.R. No. 730 of 2026) registered for the offences punishable under Section 111(2), 308(3), 308(4), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner demanded extortion of 3% of the value of the work from the informant contractor and threatened to stop the work unless the demand is fulfilled. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the informant has been examined during the trial by the trial court as P.W.1 and he has categorically stated that he only signed on the F.I.R. and he has not supported the case of the prosecution and was declared hostile and even though the prosecution put leading questions to him still he did not support the case of the prosecution. It is next 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 further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 19.01.2026 as has been mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person with similar allegation has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 21.09.2026 in B.A. No.8800 of 2026. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-III, Hazaribagh in connection with S.T. Case No.437 of 2026 arising out of Charhi P.S. Case No.117 of 2025 (G.R. No. 730 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.) 06.10.2026 Gunjan-