2026:JHHC:5568 Page 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 566 of 2026 --------- Shahbaz Quraishi @ Pandey @ Md. Sonu @ Sonu Pandey aged about 29 Yrs., S/o Sharfaraz Ahmad, R/o Station Road, Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, Dist. Giridih. … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Tarun Kumar No.1, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. ----------- Order No.02/Dated: 25th February, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking therein direction to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 280 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 190, 191(3), 324(4), 109, 126(2) and 351(2) of BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Giridih. 2. Mr. Tarun Kumar No.1, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, has submitted that the petitioner is absolutely innocent and committed no offence as alleged or at all rather, falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. 3. It has been submitted that it appears from the FIR that there is no specific and direct allegation against the petitioner as also no any incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of petitioner. 2026:JHHC:5568 Page 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it would be evident from the FIR that there was land dispute of informant with local villagers due to which there was huge crowd gathered at the place of occurrence, whereas due to curiosity to know about the matter, the petitioner alongwith other had gone there due to which their presence has been captured in CCTV Camera, although the fact is that neither the petitioner is concerned with alleged occurrence nor with the land of the informant. 5. It has been submitted that the petitioner is the only bread earner of his family and he is in custody since 22.11.2025. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the similarly situated accused persons, namely, Noushad Rayeen @ Md. Naushad and Sabbir Rayeen @ Md. Sabbir have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 13.02.2026 passed in A.B.A. No.830 of 2026. Learned counsel has further submitted that other co-accused, namely, Sonu Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Das have also been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court today itself, i.e., 25.02.2026, passed in B.A. No.583 of 2026. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner, based on the aforesaid ground, has submitted that it is a fit case in which the petitioner may be directed to be enlarged on bail. 2026:JHHC:5568 Page 3 8. While on the other hand, Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State, has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the fact that similarly situated accused persons have already been granted bail/anticipatory bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court. 9. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties, gone across the averments made in the present petition as also the finding recorded by the learned court while considering the prayer for regular bail. 10. This Court, taking into consideration the fact that in the FIR there is allegation against one Md. Khora Raja, who has fired and there is no specific and direct allegation against this petitioner as also the fact that the similarly situated accused persons, namely, Noushad Rayeen @ Md. Naushad and Sabbir Rayeen @ Md. Sabbir have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 13.02.2026 passed in A.B.A. No.830 of 2026 and other similarly situated co-accused, namely, Sonu Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Das have also been granted bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 25.02.2026, passed in B.A. No.583 of 2026, is of the view that the present application is to be allowed. 11. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 2026:JHHC:5568 Page 4 12. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Giridih in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 280 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall not absent himself on the date fixed without any cogent cause. In failure, the learned trial court shall have liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that trial be not hindered. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) Date : 25.02.2026 Birendra/-