( 2026:JHHC:11375 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3179 of 2026 ------ Manish Kumar Soni@ Manish Kumar, aged about 25 years Son of Anil Saw Soni, Resident of Village-Suggi, PO and P.S-Tarhasi, District Palamau .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhinav Kumar ,Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanat Kumar Jha, APP ------ Order No.02 Dated- 18-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Section 305(a) and 331(4) of BNS, 2023. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed the theft in the house of the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R, and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statemen of the co-accused persons. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 27.01.2026 as has been mentioned in para 15 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para 14 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026 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. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated- 18.04.2026-Abha/