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2025 DAILYLAW 19741 (JHR)

SINGRAI MURMU ALIAS DEBO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6724/2025 · 2025-08-08

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2025:JHHC:22647] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6724 of 2025 ------ Singrai Murmu @ Debo, Son of – Late Durgapada Murmu, aged about – 28 years, Resident of – Village – Kadokotha, P.O. and P.S.- Baharagora, District- East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Informant .... .... …. Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 08-08-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Baharagora P.S. Case No.78 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No.65 of 2022 (S.T. No.636 of 2022) registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed rape upon the prosecutrix by enticing and alluring her. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-16 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that admittedly the prosecutrix is a major lady and at best it is a case of consensual sexual relationship between two adult persons. It is further submitted that so far as two witnesses have been examined during the trial but the prosecutrix is yet to be examined. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.11.2021 as is evident from para-14 of the instant 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ghatsila in connection with Baharagora P.S. Case No.78 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No.65 of 2022 (S.T. No.636 of 2022) with the condition that he will co- operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/