2026:JHHC:6769 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1816 of 2026 Sourabh Ram @ Sourabh Kumar Ram @ Sourabh Ram, son of Shiv Ram, resident of Bhatti Muhalla, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.- Nagar, District- Palamau … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. … Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. 02/13.03.2026 The petitioner is an accused for the offences punishable under Sections 311/312/351(3)/62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 25(1-B)(a)/27 of the Arms Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged. The petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R. His name has surfaced in the present cases on the alleged confessional statement of co-accused Pradip Kumar Sahu @ Pradeep Kumar Sahu, on the basis of which he has been remanded in the present case from Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 258 of 2025. Though the petitioner has criminal antecedents, however so far as the present case is concerned, he has been implicated in the same without cogent evidence. Chargesheet has also been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the co- accused Pradip Kumar Sahu @ Pradeep Kumar Sahu has already been granted regular bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 10.03.2026 passed in B.A. No. 11853 of 2025. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the present case since 04.10.2025. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 2026:JHHC:6769 - 2 - 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 245 of 2025. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) March 13, 2026 Ritesh Uploaded on 14.03.2026