( 2026:JHHC:2530 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.10116 of 2025 ------ Shashi Bhushan Dixit, aged about 53 years, son of Ramayan Dixit, resident of Hanumant Nagar, Jungle Salik Ram, P.O. + P.S.-Padri Bazar, District-Gorakhpur, U.P. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand through CID … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate : Mr. Ankit Vishal, Advocate : Ms. Rashika Bajaj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar, GA-III : Mr. Deepankar, AC to GA-III ------ Order No:-05 Dated:-30-01-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with CID P.S. Case No.01 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(2), 318(4) & 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Sections 12(2), 12(3) of Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail, earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 30.06.2025 in B.A. No.5117 of 2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the fresh ground is that a Division Bench of this Court in W.P. (PIL) No.5717 of 2024 and analogous cases vide order dated 03.12.2025 has observed that a Special Investigation Team found that there was sufficient material regarding extortion of the candidates by the petitioner on the pretext of providing question paper and answers of the JSSC-CGL examination, but no evidence has been found that there was any incident of question paper leak in an organized manner, as no original question paper containing all the 150 questions in total, has been found in storage of any mobile phone or electronic device. It is next submitted that the some of the co-accused persons have been released on bail by the co-ordinate bench of this Court. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 27.03.2025 as is evident from para-07 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is a hardened criminal and has taken much care to prevent from being caught, in committing the organized crime of getting the question papers of JSSC-CGL examination known only to a few persons from whom, he has collected huge amount of money. It is next submitted that since the petitioner is a hardened criminal, it is not expected that he will leave any loopholes to be easily trapped. It is then submitted that the police after investigation of the case found the allegations against the petitioner to be true and has submitted charge sheet and basing upon the same, the learned Magistrate has also taken cognizance but the examination of the witnesses has yet to start as charge has not yet been framed and keeping in view of serious nature of allegations against the petitioner; there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected for the same reasons as mentioned in the order dated 30.06.2025 in B.A. No.5117 of 2025. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 30/01/2026 Abhiraj/