( 2026:JHHC:10687 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2983 of 2026 ------ Navin Kumar Sinha @ Navin, aged about 48 years, S/o Kapildeo Prasad, R/o Village –Vishnupuri, P.O. & P.S. – Katkamdag, District –Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Binod Kr. Dubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anuradha Sahay, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 15.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Katkamdag P.S. Case No.78 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under sections 406/420/467/468 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the wife of the petitioner was running a Mahila Samiti and duped the victim-villagers of their financial documents and there is also allegation against the petitioner of committing forgery. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that there is no allegation of entrustment of money to the petitioner nor there is any allegation of deceiving anybody. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –17 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 08.01.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 05 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Katkamdag P.S. Case No.78 of 2021 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 15.04.2026 Sonu/