[2026:JHHC:26817 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8253 of 2026 ------ Nakul Kumar Chouhan @ Bijli @ Nakul Kumar, aged about 22 years, S/o Indu Chouhan, R/O Transport Nagar, Kujju, P.O. & P.S. Mandu, District- Ramgaarh, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Chiranjeev Bhadoria, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-07-09-2026 Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mandu (Kujju) P.S. Case No. 128 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 303(2) & 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed murder of the father of the informant and also committed theft of cash and gold jewelleries. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis his own confessional statement as well as confessional statement of the co-accused namely Ashish Paswan. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 26.05.2026 as mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to 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 released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

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 the learned A.C.J.M. Ramgarh in connection with Mandu (Kujju) P.S. Case No. 128 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 07.09.2026 Amar/