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2026 DAILYLAW 16174 (JHR)

MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./4272/2026 · 2026-06-09

Anil Kumar Choudhary

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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[ 2026:JHHC:16510] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4272 of 2026 Maharana Pratap Singh aged about 30 years, Son of Rajendra Singh, Resident of village-Tilra, Nichitpur, P.O.-Tilra, P.S.- Ichak, Dist.- Hazaribagh. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra Jit , Adv. For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha , Addl.. PP 02 / 09.06.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No. 60 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under section 303(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed theft of motorcycle of the informant. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his confessional statement leading to recovery of the motorcycle. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 09.03.2026, as mentioned in paragraph no. 10 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during trial of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused with similar allegations has already been admitted to bail by this court vide order dated 08.05.2026 passed in B.A. No. 3920 of 2026 hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 ACJM, Koderma in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No. 60 of 2026, with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 09.06.2026 Smita/-