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2025 DAILYLAW 24949 (JHR)

KEDAR MANDAL v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./5737/2025 · 2025-09-25

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2025:JHHC:29950 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5737 of 2025 Kedar Mandal, age of 38 years, Son of Shiban Sundi, resident of Village- Teentara, P.O.- Lokai, P.S.- Koderma, District- Koderma (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Burman, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. ----- 02/25.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No.110 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 303(2)/317(2)(4),3(5) of the BNS, r/w 26(1) (G), 41, 42 of Indian Forest Act, Section 27 and 29 of Wild Life Protection Act pending in the Court of the learned CJM at Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that only on the basis of confessional statement, the name of the petitioner has been alleged in this case. The only allegation made against the petitioner is that he was also present in the meeting of selling of the blue stone. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that on the basis of confessional statement, the name of the petitioner has come. 5. Considering that only on the basis of confessional statement, the name of the petitioner has come and the only allegation has been made against the petitioner that he was present in the meeting where the negotiations for selling of the blue stone was being done and in the attending 2025:JHHC:29950 2 facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM at Koderma in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 255h September, 2025 Simran/