( 2026:JHHC:11332 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3189 of 2026 ------ Kaushal Kumar Singh aged about 35 years, s/o Bijendra Kumar Singh @ Brijendra Singh, r/o Dharjori, P.O.-Bhuli, P.S.-Bhuli O.P., Dist.-Dhanbad … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. P.P.N. Roy, Sr. Advocate : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 18.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Saraidhela P.S. Case No.267 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 97 of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner files the supplementary affidavit. Keep the same in the record. The learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has stolen a new born baby and abducted him. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused-Husimuddin Ansari. It is then submitted that the baby has already been recovered and the petitioner is not seen in the CCTV footage anywhere. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR but without putting him on T.I. Parade, charge sheet has been submitted in this case as has been mentioned in paragraph no.3 of the supplementary affidavit. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.18 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 30.12.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 01 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not 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 admitted to bail. The learned Spl. 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 abovenamed 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 C.J.M., Dhanbad, in connection with Saraidhela P.S. Case No.267 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 18.04.2026 Gunjan-