2026:JHHC:12767 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2274 of 2026 ----- Dhurbal Das, son of Late Jiya Das, resident of village-Shitalpur, P.O. + P.S. Karmatar, District-Jamtara. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- The State of Jharkhand .......... Opp. Party. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Prashant Kr. Rai, Advocate Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Kaushal Kishore Mishra, Adv. ----- Order No.04 Date: 30.04.2026 1. The petitioner is an accused in the case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in complaint, leading to lodging of the F.I.R. The allegation against the petitioner is that he took a friendly loan of Rs.5,58,000/- from the informant, however, did not return the same to him. In fact, the petitioner has not taken any such loan from the informant. He is a retired employee of CLW, Chittaranjan, and has received the retiral benefits, on which the informant has evil eyes. The petitioner has been roped in the present case at the instance of the informant with an intention to grab money. The petitioner is in judicial custody in the present case since 17th December, 2025. At least considering the length of judicial custody, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 2026:JHHC:12767 2 3. Learned A.P.P. and learned counsel for the informant oppose the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail. 4. Learned counsel for the informant submits that though the petitioner had taken friendly loan of Rs.5,58,000/- from the informant, however he refused to return the same. The informant is also an employee of CLW, Chittaranjan and had given the said loan to the petitioner as he was in need of money. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record as well as keeping in view that the petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the present case since 17th December, 2025, I am inclined to enlarge him regular bail. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No.30 of 2025. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 30th April, 2026 Rohit/ Uploaded on 01.05.2026