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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 5081 of 2025
Dilip Kumar Chauhan, aged about 30 years, son of Late Surendra Prasad Chauhan, resident of Telli Mahalla, Purma Bazar, Gomoh, P.O. Gomoh, P.S. Hariharpur, District Dhanbad.
..... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
..... … Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ------
05/ 08.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nawadih P.S. Case No. 41 of 2023 corresponding to G.R. No. 578 of 2023, registered for the alleged offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-10 of the petition. He submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and further nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has already received a notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
4.
Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement.
5.
In view of the above and considering that the petitioner has received the notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
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Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on the appropriate terms and conditions or on sureties as may deem fit and proper by the learned Court.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-