2026:JHHC:9314 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 710 of 2026 1. Manoj Yadav, aged about 45 years, S/o Late Munsi Yadav, Resident of Kendua, Khatal No.-04, 2. Chandan Kumar Yadav, aged about 23 years, S/o Manoj Yadav, Resident of Near Shanti Niketan School, Kendua Bazar, Khatal No.-04, 3. Ritesh Kumar Yadav @ Ritesh Yadav, aged about 18 years, S/o Manoj Yadav, Resident of-Kendua, Khatal No.-04, 4. Nitish Kumar Gupta @ Nitish Kumar @ Mahuri, aged about 18 years, S/o Pappu Kumar Gupta, Resident of Near Thakur Bari Road, Kendua Bazar All are P.O. Kusunda, P.S. Kenduadih, Dist. Dhanbad (Jharkhand) … … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioners : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, Advocate --- 03/2nd April 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody in connection with Kenduadih P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 191(2)/191 (3)/190/126(2)/ 127 (2)/115(2)/117 (2)/118 (1)/ 109 (1)/ 351 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023, now said to have been pending in the court of learned J.M., Dhanbad. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and there is dispute amongst the members of extended family. 3. So far as petitioner nos. 1, 2 and 3 are concerned, they belong to the same family and petitioner no. 4 is outside the family and petitioner no. 4 has no criminal antecedent. 2026:JHHC:9314 2 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners has also submitted that one co-accused, namely, Mantu Yadav has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 7321 of 2025 vide order dated 13.10.2025; co-accused, namely, Rajat Yadav @ Sarvjeet Yadav has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 5191 of 2025 vide order dated 10.12.2025 and co-accused, namely, Pradeep Yadav @ Chotu has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 5106 of 2025 vide order dated 14.10.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner no. 1, namely, Manoj Yadav has five criminal antecedents; petitioner no. 2, namely, Chandan Kumar Yadav has twelve criminal antecedents and petitioner no. 3, namely, Ritesh Kumar Yadav has three criminal antecedents, though it is not in dispute that petitioner no. 4 has no criminal antecedent. The learned counsel has also submitted that the witnesses have supported the prosecution case and there are three victims who have suffered grievous injury and the petitioners are named accused in the F.I.R. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation and having gone through the statement of the witnesses recorded in the case diary, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 on bail. Hence, this bail application is rejected, so far as petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are concerned. 7. So far as petitioner no. 3 and 4 are concerned, petitioner no. 3 is just 18 years of age and petitioner no. 4 is having no criminal antecedent, they are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M., Dhanbad in connection with Kenduadih P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: - (i) They shall not disturb the informant party in any manner. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner nos. 3 and 4. 2026:JHHC:9314 3 (iii) The other bailor should be their close relative. (iv) The petitioner nos. 3 and 4 will attend the court on each and every date and on account of their single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioners. (v) The petitioner nos. 3 and 4 would deposit a self-attested copy of their Aadhar Card along with their Mobile Number before the learned court below, which they shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner nos. 3 and 4 shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions, so far as petitioner nos. 3 and 4 are concerned. 9. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 02.04.2026 Uploaded On: 03.04.2026 Mukul/-