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2025 DAILYLAW 20388 (JHR)

DROPADI DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6673/2025 · 2025-09-19

Ambuj Nath

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Neutral Citation No. (2025:JHHC:28923) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 6673 of 2025 Dropadi Devi, aged about 25 years, wife of Late Ranjeet Kumar Pandit, resident of village Ghat Jagarnathpur, P.O & P.S. Mahagama, District Godda --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. --- 03 / 19.09.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 235 of 2025 arising out of Mahagama P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 439 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 238, 324(6), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., pending in the Court of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-V, Godda. 3. On 11.01.2025, brother of the informant namely Ranjit Kumar Pandit went missing. On 12.01.2025, his motorcycle was found abandoned in between Kechua Chowk and Sidhu Kanhu Chowk. Subsequently, his dead body was recovered. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. It was further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confession of co-accused Dinesh Yadav. It was finally submitted that nothing incriminating has been recovered on the pointing out of this petitioner. 5. It appears that the co-accused Md. Iftekhar and Md. Azad have been granted bail by this court earlier. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released 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 District and Additional Sessions Judge-V, Godda in connection with S.T. Case No. 235 of 2025 arising out of Mahagama P.S. Case No. 13 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 439 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J) September 19, 2025 Ranjeet/