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2025 DAILYLAW 10077 (JHR)

UMESH MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./3460/2025 · 2025-04-30

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2025:JHHC:12988 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3460 of 2025 ------ Umesh Mahto, aged about 51 years, son of late Bharat Mahto, resident of village-Rahe Maheshpur, P.O.-Sonahatu, P.S.-Angara, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 30-04-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chutia P.S. Case No.17 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in commission of theft of articles of Godrej Company loaded in the truck of co-accused Tejas Kumar; who was the driver of the said truck. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the co-accused led to recovery of stolen goods worth Rs.1 lakh from the house of the petitioner. It is next submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-11 of this bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.01.2025 as is evident from para-07 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 J.M.-1st Class, Ranchi in connection with Chutia P.S. Case No.17 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. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/