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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1573 of 2025
------ Sandeep Ram, aged about 47 years, s/o late Mangru Ram, r/o Village-Sabauna Ghordiha, P.O. & P.S.-Rehla, Dist.-Palamau, 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. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Addl. P.P. ------
Order No.02 Dated- 07.03.2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Rehla P.S. Case No. 67 of 2024 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 406 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner grabbed the compensation money in respect of acquisition of land by railway department for construction of ROR project of Garhwa Road. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the dispute between the parties is at best a civil dispute and no criminal offence is made out. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner produced the land possession certificate issued by the Circle Officer, Bishrampur and the rent receipt of the concerned land is still being issued in the name of the grand-father of the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security. It is lastly submitted that the co- accused person has already been given the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 14.01.2025 in A.B.A. No.8040 of
2024. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.
The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 20,000/- as cash security and 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 C.J.M., Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Rehla P.S. Case No. 67 of 2024 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of BNSS, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
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