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2026 DAILYLAW 15895 (JHR)

MUKESH KUMAR RAJAK ALIAS MUKESH RAJAK v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./4296/2026 · 2026-06-09

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:16507] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.4296 of 2026 ------ 1. Mukesh Kumar Rajak @ Mukesh Rajak, aged about 36 years, S/O Late Rambilash Rajak, Resident of Hajipur Diyara, P.O. Mirza Chauki & P.S.- Sahibganj (M), District- Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 2. Amit Kumar Rajak @ Amit Rajak, aged about 22 years, S/O Dilip Rajak, Resident of Hajipur Diyara, P.O. Mirza Chauki & P.S. – Sahibganj (M), District- Sahibganj, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. P.P.N. Roy, Sr. Advocate Mr. Pandey A.N. Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-09-06-2026 Heard the parties. This is the second journey of the petitioners with the prayer for regular bail. Earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners were dismissed as withdrawn by this Court vide order dated 09.04.2026 passed in B.A. (Filing) No. 3864 of 2026. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.103 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 220 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 109(1), 117(2), 118(1), 118(2), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 352, 161(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned senior counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were members of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly, committed murder of Bhup Narayan Rajak and attempted to commit murder of Chiku and Om Prakash. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the specific allegation of committing murder of Bhup Narayan Rajak is upon Dilip Rajak, Sachin Rajak and Ashish Rajak who allegedly assaulted him with small sword and knife. It is also submitted that the only allegation against the petitioner No.1 is that he told that he will manage the court and case and the only allegation against the petitioner No.2 is that he along with the co-accused persons stabbed Chiku and Om Prakash with knife and caused injury to them. It is next submitted that charge has not yet been framed. It is further submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 20.12.2024 as mentioned in para-5 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 petitioners be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj (M) P.S. Case No.103 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 220 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case and they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 09.06.2026 Saroj/