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[2025:JHHC:16756] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.2192 of 2025
------ Ashok Hansda aged about 25 years, son of Navin Hansda @ Banshi Lal Hansda, resident of village- Chinikiro, P.O. & P.S.- Dumri, District- Giridih
.... .... …. 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 : Ms. Pinki Kumari, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P
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Order No.03 Dated- 24-06-2025 I.A. No.4949 of 2025
Heard the parties.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this interlocutory application has been filed with a prayer for early hearing of the instant bail application.
Since, the hearing of instant bail application is taken up today, hence, this interlocutory application stands rejected being infructuous.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) B.A. No.2192 of 2025
The petitioner has been made accused in connection Chatrochatti P.S. Case No.02 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 140 (2), 3 (5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the accused person, abducted Sanjeev Kumar Jha for ransom. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.; yet he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion and his own confessional statement. It is also submitted that in her statement recorded under Section 180 of the B.N.S.S.,
2023, the victim has not taken the name of the petitioner. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.01.2025 as is evident from para-16 of the instant bail application still the petitioner has not been put on Test Identification Parade. 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Chatrochatti P.S. Case No.02 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/