2026:JHHC:13007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2663 of 2026 Upendra Yadav, aged about 25 years, Son of Radheshayam Yadav, Resident of village-Bhadai Bathan, Manika, P.O. & P.S./- Manika, District-Latehar, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … ... Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY --------- For the Petitioners: :Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the State :Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P. --------- 03 /Dated: 01.05.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 115 of 2025 (G.R. Case No. 143 of 2026) instituted for the offences punishable under Section 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 308(3), 308(4) r/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was making threatening calls over mobile phones to the informant for collection of extortion amount by way of levy and upon non-payment of the levy amount the munshi of informant was beaten up. The petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of his confessional statement made in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 226 of 2025. It is next submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR but without putting him on T.I. Parade, as mentioned in para 12 of this bail application, charge sheet has been submitted against him. The petitioner is in custody since 11.11.2025 as mentioned in para 1 of the 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 and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case in any manner during trial of the case, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular 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 Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 115 of 2025 (G.R. Case No. 143 of 2026) 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 and he undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case in any manner during the pendency of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated: 01.05.2026 Uploaded: 04.05.2026 MM/Cp.03