( 2026:JHHC:10728 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.970 of 2026 ------ Surendra Paswan, aged about 36 years, son of Jagdish Ram, resident of Jharha, P.O.- Garua, P.S.- Lesliganj, Sahad, District- Palamu, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr. Tiwari, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-15-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 68 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1084 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 435, 427, 34 of the IPC and Section 17 of CLA Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner set ablaze the JCB Machine of the informant – Road Construction Company and put the employees of the company in fear of grave injury and death in order to extort heavy amount on behalf of the Banned Extremist Organization namely TPC Sanjeev Jee. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused persons. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.11.2025 as is evident from para-14 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-12 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 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 the learned CJM, Palamau in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 68 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1084 of 2020 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 15.04.2026 Nandini/