2026:JHHC:5143 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 284 of 2026 --------- Deepan Kumar, aged about 22 years, son of Ram Lal Yadav, resident of village Nagwan, P.O. & P.S. Fatehpur, District Gaya, Bihar. ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Ms. Jasvindar Mazumdar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. S.K. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. --------- 02/ 20.02.2026 Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 74/76/77/79/308(2) and 308(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Section 67, 67 A and 66 E of the I.T. Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Learned counsel submits that charge-sheet has already been submitted and as such, now the petitioner is no more required for any investigation. Learned counsel further submits that the victim has taken loan from the petitioner and when the petitioner demanded the same, she has threatened the petitioner to implicate him in a false case and thereafter, the present case has been registered. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He further submits that petitioner is languishing in custody since 23.08.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by every condition imposed by this court. 4. Learned Spl. P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the period of custody; I am inclined to enlarge the 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 2026:JHHC:5143 2 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 246 of 2025. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and if any adverse report will come against the petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 20th February, 2026 kunal/- Uploaded on 24.02.2026