[2026:JHHC:10040] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.12100 of 2025 ------ Pradeep Kumar Ganjhu, aged about – 28 years, S/o- Bhola Ganjhu, R/o- Village – Lukuiya, P.O. and P.S. – Kunda, Dist- Chatra, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Soumitra Baroi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl. P.P ------ Order No.04 Dated-08-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.158 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 308 (3), 308 (4) of the B.N.S., 2023 & Section 17 of the C.L.A Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in collection of levies illegally on behalf of the extremist organization namely P.L.F.I. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused Vinay Kumar. It is next submitted that the mobile phone by using which levies were allegedly demanded, has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is next submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in this case but witnesses are yet to be examined. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 11.03.2026 passed in B.A. No.11527 of 2025. It is next submitted that there is no allegation of payment of any money by anyone in connection with the occurrence of the case. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 28.10.2025 as has been mentioned in para-13 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.158 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-08.04.2026-Animesh/