2026:JHHC:9330 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 679 of 2026 Prabhat Kumar Yadav @ Prabhat Yadav, aged about 24 years, Son of Lakshmi Yadav, resident of Village-Bindra, P.O. & P.S.- Pipratand, District-Palamu. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kr. Shikarwar, Advocate : Mr. Amandeep, Advocate : Mr. Malay Chakrapani, Advocate : Ms. Tannu Shree, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Advocate --- 05/02.04.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.09.2025 in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 161 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 111(1), 111(4), 308(1), 308(5), 308(6), 109, 326(g), 61 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under Section 27 of the Arms Act and the cognizance has been taken for the offence under Section 111(4), 308(1), 308(5), 308(6), 109, 326(g), 61 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under Section 27 of the Arms Act pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been remanded in this case from another case i.e. Balumath P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025 and so far as the present case is concerned, there is no recovery from his possession and no TIP has been conducted. He has further submitted that except confessional statement of co-accused and the confessional statement of the petitioner, there is nothing against the petitioner. He has submitted that a number of co-accused have been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate benches of this Court in B.A. No. 459 of 2026 vide order dated 25.02.2026, B.A. No. 1684 of 2026:JHHC:9330 2 2026 vide order dated 12.03.2026, B.A. No. 961 of 2026 vide order dated 27.02.2026, B.A. No. 2347 of 2026 vide order dated 24.03.2026, B.A. No. 2243 of 2026 vide order dated 20.03.2026, B.A. No. 1791 of 2026 vide order dated 16.03.2026 and B.A. No. 10459 of 2025 with B.A. No. 10763 of 2025 vide order dated 17.02.2026. Learned counsel has also submitted that the charge has already been framed. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner has altogether 12 cases of similar nature and therefore, the petitioner may not be enlarged on bail. However, it is not in dispute that there is no recovery from the petitioner, so far as the present case is concerned and the petitioner has not been put for TIP. The charge has already been framed. 5. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the co-accused persons, who have been granted bail, also had a few criminal antecedents and criminal antecedent by itself may not be a reason to refuse bail to the petitioner in this case. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that similarly situated co-accused have been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate benches of this Court, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 161 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his 2026:JHHC:9330 3 Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. 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 ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 02.04.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-03.04.2026