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2026 DAILYLAW 17740 (JHR)

RAJNATH BHUIYAN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5631/2026 · 2026-06-23

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:18388] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5631 of 2026 ------ 1. Rajnath Bhuiyan, age about 70 years, Son of Late Dubraj Bhuiyan 2. Suresh Bhuiyan, age about 45 years, Son of Sri Rajnath Bhuiyan 3. Ajay Bhuiyan, age about 33 years, Son of Rajdew Bhuiyan 4. Sita Ram @ Sita Ram Bhuiyan, age about 21 years, Son of Rajnath Bhuiyan All are resident of Village- Rodo, P.O.- Bairiya, P.S.- Bhandariya, District- Garhwa. .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Kr. No.2, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanat Kumar Jha, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-23-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No.12 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, have committed murder of Virendra Korwa in the forest area of Ajgarva Stone Rodo and caused disappearance of his murder by throwing the dead body. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. It is then submitted that only because the petitioners, one year prior to the occurrence, assaulted the deceased; on that suspicion, the petitioners have been implicated in this case. It is also submitted that there is no eye-witness to the case and the petitioner No.4 is not named in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in this case but no witness has been examined in this case as yet. It is next submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 09.02.2026 as is evident from para-12 of the instant bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-12 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertake 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Garhwa in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No.12 of 2026 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:- 23.06.2026 Saroj/