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2025 DAILYLAW 15362 (JHR)

ANITA DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

Cr.A(DB)/647/2025 · 2025-07-03

Ambuj Nath, Rongon Mukhopadhyay

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(2025:JHHC:17747-DB) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 647 of 2025 Anita Devi ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant : Mr. R. P. Gupta, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. --- 02/03.07.2025 I.A. No.6720 of 2025. Heard Mr. R. P. Gupta, learned counsel for the appellant and Ms. Kumari Rashmi, learned A.P.P. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 13 days in filing this appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 13 days in filing this appeal is hereby condoned. The aforesaid I.A. stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 647 of 2025 This appeal is directed against the order dated 07.04.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 847/2025 in connection with Loyabad P.S. Case No.51/2024 by learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Dhanbad, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. The allegations reveal that there was a dispute between two sides with respect to the unloading of coal and payment of labour wages which led to throwing of bombs and firing. The First Information Report was instituted against several accused persons, including the present appellant. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the allegation is general and omnibus in nature and several co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.483 of 2025. Learned A.P.P. has though opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. -2- Regard being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 07.04.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 847/2025 by learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Dhanbad in connection with Loyabad P.S. Case No.51/2024, direct the appellant to surrender before the court below within a period of 4 weeks and the learned court below on her surrender shall release her on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Ms. M. P. Lakra, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Dhanbad in connection with Loyabad P.S. Case No.51/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. The appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Jay-Rahul/