B.A./5500/2026 of MANOJ KUMAR SAW ALIAS MANOJ KUMAR SAO Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 19 August 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B. A. No. 5500 of 2026

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Manoj Kumar Saw @ Manoj Kumar Sao, aged about 29 years, son of Late Ramgati Saw, resident of Village- Mananchotag, PO & PS- Latehar, Dist.-Latehar, Jharkhand …… Petitioner

Versus The State of Jharkhand

…… Opp. Party

----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl. P. P.

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ORAL ORDER IN COURT

03/19.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The present bail application has been filed on behalf of petitioner, who is in custody in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. No. 930 of 2025 [S. T. Case No. 07 of 2026] registered for the offences under Sections 324(5), 326(f), 111(3), 111(4), 308 (4), 308(5), 61 (2) of BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, which is pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar.

3. As per F.I.R., one Pradeep Ganju, who is the member of Rahul Dubey’s gang, is alleged to have arrived at Magadh Project and has put fire on Hywa and threatened the employees working there.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that earlier the petitioner had filed B. A. No. 11037 of 2025 for grant of bail and which was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 18.02.2026 before this Court. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has been transpired on the basis of confessional statement of the co- accused, Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya. It is submitted that the said co-accused Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava) of this Court vide order dated 12.03.2026 in B. A. No. 11481 of 2025. It is submitted that other similarly situated co-accused namely Rakesh Kumar [vide order dated 09.03.2026 in B. A. No. 1120 of 2026], Sonu Pawan [vide order dated 01.04.2026 in B. A. No. 1617 of 2026] have already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ananda Sen) of this Court respectively and other co- accused namely Sagar Kumar was granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar) of this Court vide order dated 08.05.2026 in B. A. No. 3350 of 2026 and other co- accused namely Mukesh Kumar was granted bail by the Co- ordinate Bench (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi) of this Court vide order dated 14.01.2026 in B. A. No. 11283 of 2025 and the other co-accused person namely Bablu Kumar was granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary as then His Lordship was) of this Court vide order dated 11.02.2026 in B.A. No. 12024 of 2025 respectively. It is further submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 20.08.2025 and hence, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., but his name has been transpired on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused, Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya. It is submitted that the petitioner has also allegedly threatened the employees of the Magadh Project and hence, prayer for bail of the petitioner may be rejected.

6. Having heard learned counsels for the parties and from going through the records, it appears that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has been transpired on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused, Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya.

7. It appears that the co-accused, Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava) of this Court vide order dated 12.03.2026 in B. A. No. 11481 of 2025.

8. It further transpires that other similarly situated co-accused namely Rakesh Kumar, Sonu Pawan, Sagar Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and Bablu Kumar have already been granted bail by the different Co-ordinate Benches of this Court as mentioned above.

9. Considering the facts and in the circumstances of the case and the fact that similarly situated co-accused namely Baleshwar Kumar @ Baleshwar @ Satya, Rakesh Kumar, Sonu Pawan, Sagar Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and Bablu Kumar have already been granted bail by the different Co-ordinate Benches of this Court as mentioned above, the petitioner, namely, Manoj Kumar Saw @ Manoj Kumar Sao is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar or his successor Court in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. No. 930 of 2025 [S. T. Case No. 07 of 2026] subject to the condition that one of the bailers must be own relative of the petitioner and also subject to condition that petitioner shall file an Undertaking before the learned Court below that he will not get indulged in such type of crime in future again, otherwise prosecution will be at liberty to take steps for cancellation his bail and the petitioner will submit self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card and also give his mobile number before the learned Court below which he will not change during pendency of this case without prior permission of the court.

(Sanjay Prasad, J.)

Dated 19.08.2026

Kamlesh-shahid