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2025 DAILYLAW 24234 (JHR)

SONOT SOREN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./8290/2025 · 2025-09-25

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[ 2025:JHHC:30019] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8290 of 2025 ------ Sonot Soren, aged about 35 years, Son of Sufal Soren, Resident of Village-Chhota Kendua, Panchayat-Tetariya, P.O-Mandro, P.S.- Mirzachouki, Dist.-Sahibganj, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... …. Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate Mr. Raja Ravi Shekhar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25-09-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No.26 of 2025 registered under Section 103(1)/ 238/ 3(5) of the B.N..S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused person has committed murder of Sonoti Marandi. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R, only because of location of the mobile phone of the petitioner was found near the place of occurrence around the time of occurrence, hence the petitioner has been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that post-mortem report suggest that the death of the deceased was because of cardiac respiratory arrest. Drawing attention of the court towards para-4 of the supplementary counter-affidavit, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that petitioner was talking to the deceased frequently prior to her death. It is then submitted that petitioner is working as a constable in Central Industrial Security Force and presently posted at BCCL, Dhanbad and there is no chance his absconding or tampering with the evidence. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertake that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.03.2025 as is evident from para-14 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pakur, in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No.26 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 25.09.2025 Rohit/