( 2026:JHHC:7782 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2215 of 2026 ------ Ajay Kumar Oraon, aged about 38 years, son of Nagdev Oraon, resident of Village-Ronhe, P.O. & P.S.-Balumath, Dist.- Latehar (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 20.03.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.138 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 316(2)/318(4)/338/ 336(3)/ 340(2)/ 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being an employee of finance solution centre induced the informant and several villagers by promising to arrange a loan for pig rearing under a scheme with 90% subsidy and on such inducement, the informant along with 40-50 villagers visited the office of the said finance solution centre where their forms were filled up and copies of Aadhar Card, PAN Card, photographs and other documents were collected. It is further alleged that the petitioner along with co-accused persons demanded Rs.8,000/- from each of the applicant in the name of processing the loan pursuant to which the informant paid Rs.2,500/- to the employee of the said finance solution centre but subsequently, it was found that the petitioner was working for a fake company. It is further submitted that 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.13 of the bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.12.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 14 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb 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 Spl. 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Latehar, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.138 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 witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 20.03.2026 Gunjan-