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[2025:JHHC:12628] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.3264 of 2025
------ Tetar Singh, aged 20 years, son of Ramnath Singh, resident of R/V- Bhandar, P.S.- Dhurki, P.O.- Tatidiri, District- Garhwa, Jharkhand .... .... …. 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. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-28-04-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Dhurki P.S. Case No.165 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed murder of Chhotu Bhuiyan @ Chhotu Bhagat. 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 of the confessional statement of the co-accused Ramesh Singh @ Babal Singh. It is also submitted that due to village politics, the petitioner has been implicated in this case. It is then submitted that there is no material available in the record to suggest that the axe which was recovered belongs to the petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 16.12.2024 as mentioned in para-16 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-15 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner also undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the witness of the case in any manner during the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Addl.P.P. 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 learned ACJM, Nagar Untari, Garhwa in connection with Dhurki P.S. Case No.165 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation 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 investigation of the case and he will not annoy or disturb witness of the case in any manner during the investigation of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/