DEBASHISH KUMAR MANDAL @ RAJA @ DEVASHISH KR. v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./5880/2026 · 2026-06-30
Anubha Rawat Choudhary
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2026:JHHC:18966
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 5880 of 2026
Debashish Kumar Mandal @ Raja @ Devashish Kr., Son of- Ashok Kumar Mandal
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party ---
CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. Raja Ravi Shekhar Singh, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Azeemuddin, APP
---
04/30.06.2026
Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 147 of 2026, registered under Sections 69, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, now pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Rajmahal.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that as per the First Information Report itself, there was love affair between the petitioner and the victim for the last two years and it is alleged in the First Information Report that the petitioner had threatened that certain photographs and videos would be made viral. He submits that the petitioner is in custody since 06.05.2026.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that charge- sheet has already been submitted, though the petitioner is in custody since 06.05.2026.
5.
Learned counsel for the opposite party- State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for bail and he submits that he has no instructions as to whether the charge-sheet has been submitted or not.
6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the fact that there is an element of love affair between the petitioner and the victim and there is a further allegation of threatening to make her video and photograph viral and charge-sheet is said to have been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five
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thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Rajmahal in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 147 of 2026, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court.
7. It is made clear that if the charge-sheet has not been filed till today as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner shall not be released on bail by the learned court.
8. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.
9. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through
“FAX/e-mail”.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:30.06.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:01.07.2026