2026:JHHC:5249 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 235 of 2026 Mahesh Sao @ Mahesh Sahu, aged about 30 years, son of Late Ramsewak Sao, resident of Village Karge, P.O. & P.S. Mandar, District Ranchi ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ....Opposite party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manindra Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P --- 02/20.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The Petitioner has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar (Pandra O.P.) P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 132, 109, 126(2), 115(2), 324(4) and 324(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of Damage of Public Property Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and has committed no offence as alleged in the F.I.R. He further submits that other co-accused persons, namely, Mina Devi, Priya Kumari, Kunal Yadav and Dinesh Ray have already been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 10374 of 2025, 10901 of 2025 & 10900 of 2025 vide order dated 19.11.2025 and 03.12.2025 respectively and the case of the petitioner stands on similar footing to that of co-accused. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 21.09.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by every condition as imposed by this Court. 2026:JHHC:5249 2 4. Learned A.P.P opposes the prayer for bail of the Petitioner. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts of the case and looking to the allegation made against this petitioner, coupled with the fact that other co-accused persons have been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court and also the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 21.09.2025; hence, I am inclined to enlarge the Petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the above-named Petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 J.M.F.C XXXI, Ranchi in connection with Sukhdeo Nagar (Pandra O.P) P.S. Case No. 514 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 witness 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.) 20th February, 2026 jk Uploaded on 24/02/2026