2026:JHHC:5569 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 429 of 2026 --------- Arbind @ Arvind Yadav @ Arvind Kumar Yadav, Aged about 28 years, S/O Subhash Yadav, R/O Aam Bagan, Post Office: Sakrigali, Police Station: Taljhari, District: Sahibganj, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Arpit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Shweta Singh, APP ---------- 02/Dated: 25th February, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.91 of 2021 registered under Sections 395, 397, 341, 504, 506 and 120B of the IPC, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has nothing to do with the present case but the informant due to ill and ulterior motive has implanted the petitioner in the present case. Further submission has been made that the case has been lodged due to business rivalry and a well-planned conspiracy. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that most of the co-accused persons have been granted bail and some of them have been granted anticipatory 2026:JHHC:5569 Page | 2 bail, copy thereof has been annexed with the bail application and he is in jail since 20.11.2025. 4. Therefore, claiming the ground of parity, submission has been made that the present petitioner may also be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the opposite party-State although has seriously opposed the prayer for grant of bail but he has not disputed the fact of grant of bail in favour of the co-accused persons. 6. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 7. This Court has taken into consideration the fact that the other co-accused person, namely, Sunil Yadav @ Firoz Yadav in B.A. No.2176 of 2024; Bachchu Yadav in B.A. No. 2207 of 2023; Bhim Yadav in ABA No.8535/2023; Dahu Yadav @ Rajesh Yadav in ABA No. 5985/2023; Sanjay Prasad Yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Yadav in ABA No.8398/2023; Jaluwa Choudhary @ Narsingh Choudhary in ABA 8593/2023; Bhartul Choudhary @ Ranjeet Kumar in ABA No. 8500/2023 and Durgesh @ Durgesh Kumar Yadav @ Durgesh Yadav @ Sourav Kumar Yadav in ABA No.8484 of 2023 have been granted bail/anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench(s) of this Court, which has not been disputed by learned APP appearing for the State and the petitioner is jail custody since 20.11.2025, as such, considering the issue of 2026:JHHC:5569 Page | 3 parity, this Court is of the view that the present application deserves to be allowed. 8. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 9. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj, in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.91 of 2021 with the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall not absent himself on the date fixed without any cogent cause. In failure, the learned trial court shall have liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that the trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 25th February, 2026 Alankar/-