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( 2025:JHHC:26607 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B. A. No. 7780 of 2025
Shankar Ganjhu, aged about 30 years, son of Bhola Ganjhu, resident of Village- Benti, P.O.- Bahera, P.S.- Piparwar, District- Chatra.
…. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
…. Opp. Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Niranjan Kumar, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P.
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2/ 02.09.2025 Heard the parties.
2.
Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 326(f), 308(2), 308(3), 308(4), 308(5), 285, 324(5), 111(2)(b), 111(4), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar.
3.
On 01.10.2024 at about 2.00 am, Hywa of the informant’s Company bearing registration No. JH-01EU-9291 was burnt by the naxals at Kanta No. 19 situated on main road near Phulbasiya siding. Occurrence has taken place to enforce the demand of levy.
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 the name of the petitioner has come in the confession of co-accused person. It was finally submitted that similarly situated co-accused Birbal Ganjhu has been granted bail by this Court earlier vide B.A. No. 983 of
2025.
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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.