Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:27519 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7730 of 2025 ------- Loki Sandi Purty, aged about 34 years, son of Gossner Sandi Purty, resident of village Kodankel, P.O. & P.S. Bandgaon, District West Singhbhum, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 10.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bandgaon P.S. Case No. 04 of 2023, corresponding to S.T. Case No.315 of 2023, for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 385, 386, 414 & 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 25(1-B)a, 25(1-A), 25(6), 26 & 35 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the CLA Act, thereafter, the charge framed under Sections 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 25(1-A)/35 & 25(6)/35 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the CLA Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa. On 30.01.2023 at about 10:20 p.m., Bandgaon Police on the basis of confidential information that Naxals were spotted near the village Kita, raided the place of occurrence and apprehended the petitioner alongwith two co-accused persons. It was submitted that the firearms were recovered from the apprehended accused persons. It was further submitted that a country made pistol was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 30.01.2023. Considering the period of custody, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa, in connection with Bandgaon P.S. Case No. 04 of 2023, S.T. Case No.315 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-