2026:JHHC:5988 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 986 of 2026 --------- Om Prakash Kumar @ Om Prakash Prasad Gupta aged about 20 years son of Upendra Prasad Gupta Resident of village Khatin, P.O. and Police Station-Chhatarpur, District- Palamau. ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. --------- 02/Dated:-27.02.2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Section 310(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and he has committed no offence as alleged in the F.I.R. He further submits that the petitioner has neither been apprehended at the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his possession nor he was put on TIP. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has only surfaced on the confessional statement of the co-accused and there is no other evidence and the petitioner for no offence has been languishing in custody since 02.10.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. He 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. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the allegations made against this petitioner coupled with the fact that the name of petitioner has surfaced only on the confessional statement of the co-accused person and no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner; therefore, I am inclined to enlarge this petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Judicial Magistrate, Palamau in connection with Chhatarpur P.S. Case No. 196 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 witnesses 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.) FEBRUARY 27, 2026 vikas/- uploaded 28.02.2026