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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 1408 of 2025
1. Rakesh Kumar, aged 27 years, son of Nagendra Kumar Singh, resident of Gorkatti, P.O and P.S. Uparhar, District Aurangabad (Bihar)
2. Md. Abid, aged about 45 years, son of Late Md. Anish, resident of Kolkata Nizamnagar, P.O and P.S. Rabindra Nagar, District Vidhangarh, Kolkata -66 (West Bengal)--- --- Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand
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CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath
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For the Petitioners: Mr. Jai Shankar Tripathi, Advocate
For the O.P-State: Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Special P.P.
--- 03 / 25.03.2025 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioners have been made accused in connection with MGM P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 317(4), 287 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur.
3. In the midnight of 29.11.2024, petitioners along with co-accused persons were apprehended by M.G.M. Police while they were attempting to pilfer gas from the L.P.G Tanker.
4. It was submitted that similarly situated co-accused Ajay Kumar Pathak has been granted bail by this court vide B.A. No. 2020 of 2025
5. Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, learned Special P.P has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. In view of the submission made above, 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur in connection with MGM P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024.
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