2026:JHHC:8229 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1231 of 2026 ------ Umesh Mahto @ Umesh Mahato, aged about 32 years, S/o Late Narayan Mahto, R/o Parasbania, Orbitha Basti, PO & PS-Baliapur, Dist-Dhanbad, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, APP ----- 03/ 24th March, 2026 1. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody for allegedly committing offences punishable under Sections 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard, the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. The learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 4. Prosecution story as per the informant is that on the intervening night of 24/25.07.2025 at about 2:00 to 2:30 A.M., 8- 10 unknown persons forcibly entered his house by breaking the lock and door. They assaulted him, restrained his family members, threatened them with weapons, and looted Rs.15,000/-, gold ornaments, and mobile phones (later recovered outside the house). After confining the family in a room, the accused fled. Accordingly, the case was registered against the unknown persons. 5. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. The name of the petitioner transpired from the confessional statement of the co-accused persons, who were apprehended. Similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail & Anticipatory bail by the coordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No.667 of 2026 vide order dated 13.03.2026, A.B.A. No.176 of 2026 vide order dated 16.01.2026, A.B.A No.7387 of 2025 vide order dated 22.12.2025 and A.B.A No.7533 of 2025 vide order dated 09.01.2026. 2026:JHHC:8229 2 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, 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 S.D.J.M., Dhanbad in connection with Katras (East Basuria) P.S. Case No.279 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his/her own name within the State of Jharkhand, with a further condition that the petitioner shall appear and mark his attendance before the Registrar, Civil Court, Dhanbad once in a month till the disposal of the trial. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 24.03.2026 SKD/CP-3 Uploaded on 25.03.2026