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( 2026:JHHC:18786 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 5865 of 2026
------ Chano Paswan, s/o late Salli Paswan, aged about 48 years, resident of Village-Marsa, P.O. & P.S.-Bounsi, Dist.-Banka (Bihar)
… 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. Lakhan C. Roy, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Achinto Sen, Addl. P.P. ------
Order No.02 Dated- 29.06.2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. No. 262 of 2025 arising out of Hansdiha P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 729 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 310(2) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed dacoity and looted jewelries from the house of the informant and fled away after locking them. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR but without putting him under T.I.P. as mentioned in para-07 of the bail application, charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is then submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of petitioner and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused Manoj Sah. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.09.2025 as mentioned in para-13 of the bail application. It is next 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. It is lastly
submitted that the co-accused person with similar allegation has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 07.04.2026 in B.A. No.11889 of 2025. 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 A.S.J.-III, Dumka in connection with S.T. No. 262 of 2025 arising out of Hansdiha P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 729 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
29.06.2026 Gunjan-