( 2026:JHHC:11789 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1040 of 2026 ------ 1. Sitaram Chero @ Sitaram Singh, aged about 69 years, son of Fulchand Singh, 2. Awdhesh Singh, aged about 50 years, son of Matargun Singh, 3. Indu Singh, aged about 29 years, son of Sri Sitaram Singh, 4. Dinesh Singh @ Dineshwar Singh, aged about 43 years, son of Matargun Singh, All residents of village-Parti Kushwani, P.O.-Parti Kushwani, P.S.-Ketar, District-Garhwa. .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Kr. No.2, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 21-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Ketar P.S. Case No.74 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 191(2), 190, 115(2), 126(2), 109, 117(2), 303(2), 324(2), 352 & 351(2) of the BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of the common object of the assembly attempted to commit murder of Mukhlal Singh, Hathkanya Devi & Madhukar Singh. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. It is next submitted that there are altogether 16 accused persons in this case. It is next submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioners of using any sharp cutting weapon or fire arm. It is next submitted that there is unexplained delay of 5 days in lodging the FIR. It is next submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents as has been mentioned in para-13 of this bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioners undertake that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 12.11.2025 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa in connection with Ketar P.S. Case No.74 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile numbers during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 21/04/2026 Abhiraj/