( 2026:JHHC:5978 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 952 of 2026 Mehul Jaiswal, aged about- 26 years, S/o Late Ashok Jaiswal, R/o Ward No. 19, Main Road, Adityapur, Basti, Imli Chowk, P.O. and P.S.-Adityapur, Dist. Seraikella-Kharsawan, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, APP --- 03/27.02.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 24.09.2025 in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025, registered under Sections 191(2)/ 191(3)/ 190/ 126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/109/125(a)/125(b)/351(2) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant of the case is an employee of the company which was involved in the road restoration work and time of incident is at midnight. It has been alleged that two unknown persons had assaulted the supervisor who sustained heavy injuries. 4. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner has neither been named in the FIR nor has been put on TIP and his name has transpired on account of CCTV footage of nearby places in which the petitioner along with others were seen. 5. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner is in custody since 24.09.2025 and charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. Similarly situated co-accused namely Vishal Mahato and Dharun Mahato have been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate Benches of this court vide order dated 29.01.2026 in B.A. Filing No. 1491 of 2026 and vide order dated 24.02.2026 in B.A. No. 11786 of 2025 respectively. 6. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer. ( 2026:JHHC:5978 ) 2 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate Benches of this court, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Seraikella, in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner will not disturb the informant /the employees of the concerned company and will not interfere with the completion of the work mentioned in the FIR. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (iii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iv) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (v) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 8. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail application be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. 9. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 27.02.2026 Uploaded on: 27.02.2026 Binit/