( 2025:JHHC:36939 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10656 of 2025 ------- Pravind Yadav @ Pravin Kumar Yadav @ Pravind Kumar, aged about 25 years, son of Ramjatan Yadav, resident of village Geri, P.O. Sadar, P.S. Sadar, District Chatra. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pranav Kumar, Advocate Mr. Anupam Anand, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P -------- 02/ Dated 09.12.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 11 of 2023, for the offence under Sections 392 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Smt. Sumeeta Shwetha Minz, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Chatra. On 23.02.2023 at about 2:00 p.m., the informant was waylaid by three unknown persons near Kolkole, lilajan river bridge. The accused persons looted Rs.20,000/- and a gold chain from him. It is alleged that the informant with the help of local persons had managed to apprehend one of the accused namely Upendra Kumar Yadav and he confessed that this petitioner was also involved in the said occurrence. It was submitted that though petitioner is named in the F.I.R but his name has come in the confession of co-accused. It was further submitted that petitioner has not been put on T.I. Parade. It was also submitted that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It was finally submitted that co-accused Upendra Kumar Yadav, who was apprehended at the place of occurrence, has been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. In view of the submission 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 Smt. Sumeeta Shwetha Minz, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Chatra, or her successor, in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 11 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) December 09, 2025 BS/- Uploaded on 10.12.2025