2026:JHHC:5043 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11646 of 2025 --------- Pramod Kumar Singh, aged about 45 years, S/o Aditya Narayan Singh, R/o village-Jorapokhar, Sahyogi Nagar, P.O. + P.S.-Saraidhela, District-Dhanbad ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukesh Bihari Lal, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. P.K. Chatterjee, A.P.P. --------- 05/Dated:-19.02.2026 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 414/34 IPC, Section 4/21 of the Mines & Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 and Section 9/13 of Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of illegal Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2017 in connection with Tetulmari P.S. Case No. 02/2024. 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 name of the petitioner has surfaced only on the basis of the statement of the co-accused person and two of the co-accused persons namely Arvind Singh and Rajendra Prasad Mahto @ Rinku Mahto have already been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.6837/2024 and regular bail in B.A. No.6800/2025 respectively. He further submits that the petitioner for no offence has been languishing in custody since 11.07.2025; 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 the petitioner has 2026:JHHC:5043 2 surfaced on the basis of statement of the co-accused persons and the co-accused persons have already been granted bail and the petitioner is in custody since 11.07.2025; 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 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Tetulmari P.S. Case No. 02/2024. 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 19, 2026 vikas/- uploaded 24.02.2026