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[2026:JHHC:17615] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.5345 of 2026
------ Laxman Kumar Paswan, aged about 18 years, son of Munna Paswan, resident of Village Goriyagadha, P.O. and P.S. Padma, District Hazaribagh (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. Sanjay Kr. Pandey 2, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Praful Jojo, Addl.P.P.
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Order No:-02 Dated:-17-06-2026
Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No.60 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 232 of 2026 registered for the offences 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 committed theft of a motorcycle of the informant. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Anand Gupta and the petitioner is a student of class-11. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 09.03.2026 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-13 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 08th May, 2026 passed in B.A. No. 3925 of 2026. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No.60 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 232 of 2026 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:- 17.06.2026 Saroj/