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[2025:JHHC:19393] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.2748 of 2025
------ Mahesh Karmkar, Aged about 40 years, S/o- Badri Karmkar, R/o- 127 AFG, Dharmabandh Basti, P.O.- Dharmabandh, P.S.- Madhuban (Dharmabandh O.P), District- Dhanbad. .... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratik Sen, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Satish Prasad, Addl.P.P
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Order No.03 Dated-16-07-2025 I.A. No.7323 of 2025 Heard the parties.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this interlocutory application has been filed for early hearing of this bail application. Since the hearing of this bail application is taken up today, hence, this interlocutory application is disposed of being infructuous.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) B.A. No.2748 of 2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No.02 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 191(2), 191(3), 190, 132, 121(2), 109(1), 117(3) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was a member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly attempted to murder the members of the informant party. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the informant party was the aggressor party. It is then submitted that the petitioner was allotted work but the informant party were trying to disrupt the work of the
petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.01.2025 as is evident from para-1 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 30.06.2025 passed in B.A. No.5163 of 2025. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co- operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No.02 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 informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/