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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:24468 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3617 of 2025
------ Devnish Barla, aged about 27 years, S/o. Chicha Barla, R/o. Vill.- Dumari, P.O.- Larta, Karra, P.S.- Jariagharh, Dist. Khunti, Jharkhand.
… … Petitioner
-Versus - The State of Jharkhand
... … Opposite Party
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CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mahto, A.P.P.
------ 03/20.08.2025
Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Torpa P.S. Case No. 68/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1) & 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the Court of learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti.
3. On 22.11.2024, husband of the informant namely Budhwa Oraon went missing. On 24.11.2024, his dead body was recovered from Bandhtoli. Suspicion has been raised upon the accused persons that due to previous enmity, they might have committed murder of the deceased.
4. It was submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. It was further submitted that name of the petitioner has come in confession of co-accused. It was also submitted that apart from confession, there is no material available against the petitioner on record.
5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner but does not dispute the aforesaid facts.
6. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti in connection with Torpa P.S. Case No. 68/2024.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) Rahul/-