NIKKI YADAV @ AKASH YADAV @ GANGA ALLIAS MUKHIYA @ BIKESH JI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./552/2026 · 2026-05-12
Anil Kumar Choudhary
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[2026:JHHC:14489] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.552 of 2026
------ Nikki Yadav @ Akash Yadav @ Ganga @ Mukhiya @ Bikesh ji, aged about 25 years, son of Late Murari Yadav, Resident of village- Duruwa, P.O. & P.S.- Latehar, District- Latehar
.... .... …. 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. Hemant Kr. Shikarwar, Advocate
Ms. Prashansa, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Addl. P.P
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Order No.07 Dated-12-05-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.33 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 324(5), 324(6), 326(f), 308(5), 111(4), 109(1) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 27 of Arms Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner put the vehicle of the informant on fire and also fired 2-3 rounds to create terror and he left a parcha (pamphlet) relating to organized gang of criminals headed by Rahul Dubey. 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 the confessional statement of the co-accused persons. It is further submitted that it is evident from the case-diary that without putting the petitioner on Test Identification Parade, charge sheet has been submitted against him in this case. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 30.04.2026 passed in B.A. No.2850 of
2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-
operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.09.2025 as has been mentioned in para-12 of the instant bail application. 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 J.M.-1st Class, Latehar in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.33 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-12.05.2026-Animesh/