[ 2026:JHHC:12316] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. no. 3469 of 2026 Prasanjit Panda @ Prasannjit Panda, aged about 28 years, son of Sarat Chandra Panda, resident of Patkura, Ramchandrapur, P.O. & P.S. Pundalo, District Kendrapara, Odisha. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Bibhash Sinha , Adv. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, PP 02 / 27.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Dhurwa P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025 instituted under Section 316(5), 318(4), 338, 319(2), 61(2) of BNS 2023. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the co-accused Pramod Kr. Behra has defrauded the informant of Rs.1,25,86,480/- and out of which the said amount, Rs. 2,00,000/- was transferred to the account of the petitioner. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the informant met the petitioner several times in the house of Pramod Kr. Behra. It is next submitted that the petitioner has already transferred Rs. 2,00,000/- to the bank account of the informant and in this respect, learned counsel for the petitioner draws attention of the court to Annexure 3 kept at page 30. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 15 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 23.03.2026, as mentioned in para 14 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co- operate with the trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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, Ranchi in connection with Dhurwa P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 27.04.2026 Smita/-