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( 2025:JHHC:11016 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No.2280 of 2025
------ Chandar Kewat aged about 42 years S/o Charu Kewat, Resident of Village- Karharbil, Gidhnipahari, P.O.+P.S: Dumka (Town), District: Dumka
.... .... …. 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. S.P. Roy, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-09-04-2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending his arrest in connection with Dumka (T) P.S. Case No.228 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2)/126(2)/115(2)/109(1)/ 324(5)/351(3) of the B.N.S., 2023, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with the co- accused persons being the member of an unlawful assembly attempted to murder the informant as well as her son and criminally intimidated her. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the victim has not sustained any injury as stated by her to the police; which has been recorded in para-30 of the case-diary. It is then submitted that the petitioner is the own brother-in-law (dewar) of the informant. It is then submitted that there is land dispute between the parties. It is also submitted that at best, the dispute between the parties is a civil dispute and a clock of criminal offence has been given to a purely civil dispute. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-18 of the anticipatory bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will not disturb or annoy the informant, victim or any of their family members in any manner during the pendency of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner
undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Dumka in connection with Dumka (T) P.S. Case No.228 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and he will not disturb or annoy the informant, victim or any of their family members in any manner during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/