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( 2025:JHHC:16581 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.4995 of 2025
------ Narendra Ganjhu aged about 20 years, son of Sulesh Ganjhu, resident of village-Turisot, P.O. & P.S.-Chandwa, District-Latehar.
.... .... …. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Mohua Palit, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated- 23-06-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No.96 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 308(4), 309(6), 326(g), 324(6), 109, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 17 of CLA Act.
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, set fire to several vehicles and tents and also committed theft of 19 mobile phones of the people who were present at the time of occurrence, by claiming to be a member of Maoist organisation. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused and as on being searched, from his possession, the looted mobile phone of this case was recovered. It is next submitted that the mobile phone recovered was not being put on T.I.P. nor the petitioner has been put on T.I.P. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-10 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.05.2025 as is evident from para-11
of this bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
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 learned ACJM, Latehar in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No.96 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.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/