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[2026:JHHC:14222] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.3885 of 2026
------ Raj Kumar Mahto aged about 56 Years son of Late Makardhwaj Mahto @ Makardhwak Mahto, Resident of Village- Champi @ Chanpi, P.O.- Champi @ Chanpi, P.S.- Petarwar, Dist.- Bokaro (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. Dilip Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate
Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State
: Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, Addl.P.P.
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Order No:-02 Dated:-11-05-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 79 of 2023 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 932 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed robbery after assaulting the victim and looted mobile phone and also the materials kept in the store room and decamped in the pick-up van after loading the stolen articles in the same. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the petitioner has not been put under T.I. Parade as mentioned in para-8 of the bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused persons but no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 30.03.2026 as is evident from para-1 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-
operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
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 the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 79 of 2023 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 932 of 2023 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 and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 11.05.2026 Saroj/