( 2026:JHHC:13502 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3500 of 2026 Niranjan Mandal son of Yamuna Prasad Mandal … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Chodhary, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. --- 03/06.05.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 316(2), 318(4) & 111 of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2026 and has no criminal antecedent. He has further submitted that no victim has been identified. He has then referred to the order passed by this court in B.A. No. 2861 of 2026, B. A. No. 3167 of 2026 and B.A. No. 3308 of 2026 whereby bail has been granted to the co-accused Ajay Kewat, Rakesh Kumar and Nitesh Kumar Mandal respectively vide orders dated 30.04.2026. He submits that the case of the petitioner is similar to that of the aforesaid co-accused who have been granted bail. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer. However, the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that similarly situated persons have already been enlarged on bail as stated above, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like ( 2026:JHHC:13502 ) 2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda in connection with Deodanr P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, 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 his 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 court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 06.05.2026 Uploaded on: 07.05.2026 Binit/