SONI KHATUN ALIAS SAMIDA KHATOON v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./6053/2026 · 2026-07-01
Anil Kumar Choudhary
body2026
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[2026:JHHC:19207] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.6053 of 2026
------ Soni Khatun @ Samida Khatoon, aged about 35 Years W/o Md. Sirajuddin Ansari, R/o Mazar Road, Near Mazar, Loyabad No.06, P.O.- Bansjora, P.S.- Loyabad, District- Dhanbad (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. Subodh Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-01-07-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Loyabad P.S. Case No.09 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 126 (2), 127 (2), 115 (2),109 (1), 117 (2), 309 (4), 308 (5), 318 (4), 319 (2), 352, 351 (2), 61 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner through the co-accused induced the informant and took him to the house of the petitioner and made him sit on a bed, called three male co-accused persons who assaulted the informant, removed his clothes, committed robbery by looting gold chain, gold ring, cash of Rs.20,000/- and demanded extortion of Rs.10,00,000/-, forcibly transferred Rs.33,000/- through online to the other co-accused Md. Dilshad Alam and used the SBI Credit Card of the informant for purchase of articles worth Rs.1,68,000/-. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that though the petitioner is the General Secretary of Dhanbad District Mahila Congress Committee, hence, because of political rivalry, the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case and there is no allegation against the petitioner of taking any money from
the informant. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that she will co-operate with the trial of the case and that she 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 30.04.2026 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 J.M.-1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Loyabad P.S. Case No.09 of 2026 with the condition that she will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish her mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that she will not change her 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-01.07.2026-Animesh/