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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. A. (DB) No. 06 of 2026
-------- Mentarul Sk, aged about 29 years, Son of Jalaruddin Sk, Resident of Village-Nabinagar, P.O. Nabinagar, P.S. Pakur (Malpahari O.P.), Dist.- Pakur
... ... Appellant
Versus The State of Jharkhand
…… Respondent
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
-------- For the Appellant :Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State
:Mr. Prabeer Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P.
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Order No. 02/ Dated: 07th January, 2026
Heard Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 12.12.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 530 of 2025 arising out of Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2025 by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Pakur whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected.
3. It has been alleged that on account of blasting in mines, stones had fallen in the courtyard of the house of the villagers and cracks had also appeared in several houses and roads. When the said incident was protested by the villagers, the mines owner along with his associates variously armed had abused and assaulted the villagers as a result of which one of the villagers had sustained a simple injury.
4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is merely a staff of Azhar Islam who is the lessee of mines and who has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. A. (DB) No. 1503 of
2025.
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5. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant.
6. Regard being had to the fact that the main accused has already been granted bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 12.12.2025 passed in A.B.P. No. 530 of 2025 arising out of Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2025 by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Pakur direct the appellant to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, the learned Court below shall release him on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Learned A.C.J.M, Pakur in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
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