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[2025:JHHC:13510] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.3620 of 2025
------ Prashant Kumar Sonu, aged about 36 years, Son of Vishwanath Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Balwakuari, P.S. – Sadar Hajipur, District- Vaishali, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Devesh Ajmani, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Azeemuddin, Addl.P.P
For the Informant : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate
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Order No.02 Dated- 05-05-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection Mandu P.S. Case No.24 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 127 (2), 140 (1), 142, 61 (2), 316 (2) & 318 (3) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in criminal conspiracy with the co- accused person, has abducted Ashish Kumar Rajgarhia. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the informant jointly draw the attention of this Court towards Annexure-2 page-45-57 of the brief which is the copy of the certified copy of the joint compromise petition filed by the parties in the court of Sessions Judge, Ramgarh and the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the informant jointly submit that the parties have amicably settled the case outside the court and because of some misunderstanding, this case was instituted against the petitioner. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-17 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or
disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 26.01.2025 as is evident from para-16 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 A.C.J.M, Ramgarh in connection with Mandu P.S. Case No.24 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/