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2025 DAILYLAW 14970 (JHR)

SHEKH MUJAHID v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./4402/2025 · 2025-06-03

Deepak Roshan

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( 2025:JHHC:14415 ) Page-1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4402 of 2025 Shekh Mujahid, aged about 25 years, Son of Shekh Taiyab Ali, resident of Daki, P.O.- Dhalbhumgarh, P.S.- Dhalbhumgarh, District- East Singhbhum. .... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, Spl.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 03rd June, 2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 317(2)/317(4)/317(5)/3(5) of the B.N.S. read with Sections 12(1)/12(2) of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 and Sections 11(1)(a)/11(1)(d)/11(1)(h) of the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, 1960 and Section 4B(2) of Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case, only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused. It is further submitted that several co-accused persons with similar allegations has been granted bail by the learned court itself vide order dated 30.04.2025 passed in B.P. No. 38 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and for no offence, he is languishing in judicial custody since 21.03.2025. As such, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking to the allegation made against this petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge 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 only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatsila in connection with Ghatsila P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025. ( 2025:JHHC:14415 ) Page-2 6. It is made clear that till commencement of trial, the petitioner shall report to the local police station every month and after commencement of trial, he shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and he shall not threaten any witnesses and shall co-operate in trial and if any adverse report will come against the petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Simran-Aditi/