2026:JHHC:6976 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 12188 of 2025 Sadanand Sahu @ Sadanand Kumar, aged about 25 years, Son of Mohan Lal Baghwar, Resident of village Rigri, Ghansi Toli, P.O. Kochedega, P.S. Muffasil, District- Simdega … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Gaurav, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, APP --- 03/16.03.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2025 in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025 registered under sections 310(2)/311 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Simdega. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and his name has come in the confessional statement of the co-accused. He further submits that the recovered articles from the petitioner are cash to the extent of Rupees 15 thousand and odd and common articles. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he has not been put on Test Identification Parade. He submits that similarly situated co-accused persons namely, Shahindar gwala @ Chote Gwala and Sahil Nayak @ Sahit Nayak have been enlarged on bail in B.A. No. 207 of 2026 and in B.A. No. 11747 of 2025 respectively. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party- State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer and has submitted that there is recovery of cash, one mobile phone and one sword from the possession of the petitioner, but it is not in dispute that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he has been in custody since 16.10.2025. The charge- sheet has already been filed in the present case. 2026:JHHC:6976 2 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid submissions and the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Simdega in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 7. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:16.03.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:18.03.2026