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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:30556 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8468 of 2025
------ Umesh Oraon aged about 35 years, Son of Rajesh Oraon resident of Village Lawagara, PO Pochra, Ichak P.S. Latehar, District Latehar, Jharkhand.
… … Petitioner
-Versus - The State of Jharkhand
... … Opposite Party
With B.A. No. 8549 of 2025
------ Manoj Oraon aged about 35 years, Son of Baldev Oraon resident of Village Lawagara, PO Pochra, Ichak P.S. Latehar, District Latehar, Jharkhand.
… … Petitioner
-Versus - The State of Jharkhand
... … Opposite Party
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CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P.
Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P.
------ 02/26.09.2025
Both the bail applications arise out of the same FIR. Accordingly, they are being disposed by a common order.
2. Heard the parties.
3. The petitionershave been made accused in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025 for the offences registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 333, 117(2), 76, 351, 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 8/12 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge- II-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Latehar.
4. On 21.01.2025, petitioners and eight other co-accused persons entered into the house of the Informant and assaulted him and his family members. They also threatened to rape the daughter of the Informant.
5.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons. It was further submitted that co-accused Ashok Oraon
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and Fulmanti Devi @ Fulwanti Devi have been granted bail by this Court earlier vide B.A. No. 4366 of 2025 and B.A. No. 7801 of 2025 respectively.
6. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are
directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Latehar in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025.
26 September 2025
(Ambuj Nath, J.) RKMl/-