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( 2025:JHHC:23576 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B. A. No. 7023 of 2025
Raj Kumar Bhagat, aged 36 years, son of Sarbjeet Bhagat, resident of Village- Turisot, P.O. & P.S.- Chandwa, District- Latehar.
…. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
…. Opp. Party
------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. V.S. Sahay, A.P.P.
----- 2/ 13.08.2025 Heard the parties.
2.
Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 308(4), 309(6), 326(g), 324(6), 109, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the Court of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar.
3.
On 03.05.2025 at about 4.00 pm, the informant on the basis of confidential information that some members of banned organization had set ablaze two trucks and looted several mobiles from passersby, near Diyonad Block at Latehar, went to the place of occurrence. On seeing the police party, the accused persons fled away.
4.
It was submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the FIR nor he was put on test identification parade. It was further submitted that though some phones are alleged to have recovered from possession of the petitioner, but similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court.
5.
In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.