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2025 DAILYLAW 15487 (JHR)

SHIBU SANTRA ALIAS SHIBU KUMAR SANTRA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./2938/2025 · 2025-06-03

Deepak Roshan

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2025:JHHC:14358 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2938 of 2025 ------ Shibu Santra @ Shibu Kumar Santra, aged about 33 years, S/o. Dilip Kumar Santra, R/o. C.H. Area Beldih Garam Basti, P.O. & P.S.- Sakchi, Dist.- East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P. ------ 02/Dated: 03.06.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has moved before this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail from apprehending his arrest in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 20/2025 instituted under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) & 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, attempted to murder the informant- Ranjeet Kumar Pandey and committed theft of Rs.1,200/- from his shop. It is further submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the alleged injuries sustained by the victim is simple in nature. It is further submitted that the petitioner had no intention to kill anybody. It is also submitted that the similarly situated co-accused persons, namely, Suresh Pradhan @ Surya Pradhan has been granted anticipatory bail by the coordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 15.04.2025 in A.B.A. No.2336 of 2025. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged 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 C.J.M., Jamshedpur in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 20/2025with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhaar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. It is made clear that if the petitioner does not cooperate with the investigation/trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Sandeep-Rahul/-