[2026:JHHC:1052] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11859 of 2025 Piyush Pandey, Aged about 29 years, Son of Sri Ajay Kumar Pandey, Resident of Alkapuri, Sarkari Kunwa Road, Ratu Road, P.O.- G.P.O., P.S.- Sukhdeonagar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate. For the State : Mr. N.K. Ganjhu, A.P.P. ----- 03/ 15.01.2026 The petitioner is seeking regular bail, in connection with Lohsinghna P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2)/ 127(2) /115(2) /140(2) /308(3) /308(4) /308(5) /356(2)/ 111(2) /351(2) / 352/ 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the alleged occurrence was taken place on 02.09.2024, wherein the FIR was registered on 23.10.2025 i.e. after almost one year two months from the date of alleged incident. He next submits that the false allegation is made of kidnapping for demanding the ransom, however, the informant has suo motu come, which clearly suggests that the said allegation of kidnapping is false. He then submits that the petitioner is having the land nearby the Hazaribagh town and to grab the lands, the land mafias are behind this petitioner. He also submits that five cases have been lodged against this petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 23.10.2025. He next submits that the FIR has been registered against ten named persons, from which, [2026:JHHC:1052] -2- five of the accused persons have already been granted regular bail by the learned Sessions Judge or by this court. 3. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that five cases have been lodged against this petitioner and further allegation of kidnapping for extortion is there against this petitioner. 4. Considering that the alleged occurrence was taken place on 02.09.2024, wherein the FIR was registered on 23.10.2025 i.e. after almost one year two months from the date of alleged incident and in absence of any ransom, the petitioner has appeared suo motu, which prima facie suggests that concocted case has been lodged and it has been pointed out that petitioner is having the land nearby the Hazaribagh town and to grab the lands, the land mafias are behind this petitioner and they have instituted five cases against this petitioner and further five of the co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail either by the learned Sessions Judge or by this court and the petitioner is in judicial custody since 23.10.2025, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on regular bail. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on regular 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazariabgh, in connection with Lohsinghna P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-15.01.2026 Amitesh/-