[2026:JHHC:6230] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.12066 of 2025 ------ Diwakar Ganjhu @ Pratap Ji @ Bullu Son of Late Bhadwa Ganjhu Age 35 years Resident of Village and P.O. Deogarh and Police Station Barkagaon, District- Hazaribagh .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhash Ch. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 10-03-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No.33 of 2023 registered under Section 385, 387, 341, 323, 427, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed extortion by firing three rounds and breaking the glass of the J.C.B. Machine of the informant. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement. It is also submitted that though in paragraph-257 of the case-diary it has been mentioned that the petitioner is involved in 18 other criminal cases but in para-10 of the instant bail application, it has been mentioned that the petitioner has 17 criminal antecedents. It is then submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 04.07.2025. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner is a hardened criminal and a member of gang involved in organized crime for collection of levy and extortion by putting the victims in fear of death by firing upon them and in view of the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence if released on bail. It is also submitted that the petitioner is a threat to the law and order situation in the locality. It is, therefore, submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner of being a member of a gang involved in organized crime for collection of levy and extortion, his criminal antecedent of being involved in 18 other criminal cases as well as his chance of absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the above-named petitioner be released on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated- 10.03.2026-Animesh/