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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:31495 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9259 of 2025
------ Anup Kumar Prajapati, aged about 35 years, Son of Guptnath Kumar, Resident of Dahu Toli, Nagari, P.O. Balalong, P.S.- Nagari, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand
… … Petitioner
-Versus - The State of Jharkhand
... … Opposite Party
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CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioner : M/s. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate
: M/s. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State : M/s. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P.
----- 02/13.10.2025
Heard the parties
2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Torpa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 140, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Khunti.
3. On 20.07.2025, brother of the informant namely Kisto Mahto went missing. On enquiry, it transpired that the petitioner and the co-accused persons have abducted him.
4. It was submitted that Kisko Mahto had given loan to one of the accused person and he had demanded exorbitant interest on the said amount due to which, the accused persons took him to police station to settle the dispute. It was further submitted that the victim had returned home on the same day.
5. In view of the submissions made above, 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 S.D.J.M., Khunti in connection with Torpa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025.
(Ambuj Nath, J.) October 13, 2025 Nandini/- Uploaded