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[2025:JHHC:19419 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5907 of 2025
Babu Pillay, Age-43 years, S/o Balkrishna, R/o Carraige Colony, P.O. Tatanagar, Jamshedpur, P.S. Burmamines, Dist. East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. party
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Apurv, Adv. Mr. Prakash Jha, Adv. For the State : Ms. Bandana Sinha, Addl. PP.
02 / 16.07.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Airport P.S. Case No. 40/2024 corresponds to S.T. Case No. 783 of 2024 instituted under Section 140(2), 140(3), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023 and Section 25 (1-B)A, 26/35 of Arms Act.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons, abducted the informant by persuading the informant to come to Ranchi and demanded ransom of Rs. 50,00,000/- from the family members of the informant for releasing her. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has not been put on TIP. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was involved in two cases and in both cases, he has since been acquitted and at present, he has no other case pending against him except the present case. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since
01.09.2024, as mentioned in para 11 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail . Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVII, at Ranchi in connection with Airport P.S. Case No. 40/2024 corresponds to S.T. Case No. 783 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case.
(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)
Smita/-