(2026:JHHC:13000) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3686 of 2026 Meena Devi, aged about 45 years, w/o Sunil Thakur, r/o village – Lohardaga, Road Kumhar Toli, PO & PS – Gumla, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. … … …Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … …Opp. Party ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Addl. P.P. ------ HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ Order No:- 02, Dated:- 01st May, 2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of bail in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 200 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 316(2), 318(4) / 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has cheated the victim by inducing them to disburse a loan to her by the Sagar Help Group but she is not repaying the same. It is next submitted that the dispute between the parties, is a civil dispute and the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 19 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 21.02.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 01 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner is a female and she undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that she will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the abovenamed petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 200 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated – 01.05.2026 Aditi