[2026:JHHC: 22215] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6964 of 2026 ------ Vickey Kumar @ Vicky Kumar Das @ Vickey Kumar Das, Aged about 27 years, S/O Rajan Das, R/O- Babupara, P.O.- Badam and P.S.- Barkagaon, Dist- Hazaribagh .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Nivedita Kundu, Advocate Mr. Anshul T. Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sudhir Kr. Mahto, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-28-07-2026 Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No.26 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 103(1), 309(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, has committed the murder of father of the informant namely Vakil Ram. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-21 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that neither the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. nor has any suspicion been raised against the petitioner in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that except the confessional statement of the petitioner leading to discovery of the knife used in committing the offence, there is no other material in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is also submitted that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence and the petitioner was having cordial relationship with his grand-parents. It is further submitted that the petitioner has qualified in the Secondary School Eligibility Test conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 15.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.

Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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-1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Barkagaon P.S. Case No.26 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-28.07.2026-Animesh/