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2025 DAILYLAW 15260 (JHR)

LALITESH ORAON v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5783/2025 · 2025-07-15

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2025:JHHC:19275] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5783 of 2025 ------ Lalitesh Oraon aged about 48 years, S/o- Biri Oraon, R/o Vill- Khambha, P/S- Ghaghra P/O- Guniya, Dist- Gumla, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-15-07-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ghaghra P.S. Case No.52 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No.26 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147/148/149/302/120B of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being a member of unlawful assembly; in prosecution of the common object of the assembly, committed murder of Sampati Oraon. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that in postmortem report, there is reference of only one injury on the head of the deceased, which falsifies the case of the prosecution that several persons assaulted the deceased. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.08.2024 as is evident from para-1 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-11 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 02.05.2025 passed in B.A. No.3569 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 Addl. Sessions Judge-III, Gumla in connection with Ghaghra P.S. Case No.52 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No.26 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/