2026:JHHC:5634 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 474 of 2026 Subash Naik @ Rambhola, aged about 30 years, son of Gajindra Naik, resident of Ward No. 5, NAC Kuchinda, P.O. and P.S. Kuchinda, District Sambalpur, Odisha ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ....Opposite party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. --- 02/25.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The Petitioner has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T. No. 124 of 2025 arising out of Bolba P.S. Case No. 09 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 310(2) and 311 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been dragged in the instant case only on the strength of confessional statement of co-accused Dilip Barwa that too before the police. He further submits that similarly situated co-accused, namely Vikash Kerketta @ Bikash Kerketta and Deepak Kumar Singh have been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 8992 of 2025 on 26.09.2025 and B.A. No. 10280 of 2025 on 27.11.2025 respectively. He further submits that charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 23.06.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by every condition as imposed by this Court. 4. Learned A.P.P opposes the prayer for bail of the Petitioner. 2026:JHHC:5634 2 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts of the case and coupled with the fact that similarly situated co- accused have already been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court and also the fact that petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2025; hence, I am inclined to enlarge the Petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the above-named Petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Simdega, in connection with S.T. No. 124 of 2025 arising out of Bolba P.S. Case No. 09 of 2025. 6. It is made clear that the Petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and he shall not threaten any witness and shall co-operate in trial and if any adverse report will come against this Petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this Petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 25th February, 2026 jk Uploaded on 26/02/2026