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[2026:JHHC:17525] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.5376 of 2026
------ Birendra Ganjhu, aged about 27 years, S/o Dalo Ganjhu, R/o Village- Chorbora Kasiyatu, P.O.- Jabra, P.S.- Simariya, Dist.- Chatra, 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. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-17-06-2026
Heard the parties.
Learned counsel for the petitioner files a Supplementary Affidavit. Let the same be kept in the record.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.134 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 126 (1), 115 (1), 109 (1), 324 (5), 324 (6), 308 (4), 326 (f) of the B.N.S., 2023, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed robbery and looted the mobile phone with SIM Card and caused hurt to the informant and set the vehicle of the informant on fire and threatened the informant not to ply vehicles without talking to Pradeep Ganjhu and left pamphlet in the name of Pradeep Ganjhu and Shankar Ganjhu. 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 without putting him on Test Identification Parade, charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner as has been mentioned in para-03 of the said Supplementary Affidavit. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.02.2022 passed in B.A. No.1796 of 2022. 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 25.03.2026 as has been mentioned in para-01 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 C.J.M., Latehar in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No.134 of 2024 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-17.06.2026-Animesh/