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2026 DAILYLAW 19185 (JHR)

MEGHALAL RANA v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5247/2026 · 2026-07-07

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:19970] THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5247 of 2026 ------ Meghalal Rana, aged about 26 years, S/o Mahendra Rana, R/o Matiyara, Ambatnr, P.O. Garsara, P.S. Palajori, District- Deoghar. .... .... …. Petitioner. Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party. ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pranav Prakash Mishra, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 07-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with G.R.P. Ranchi P.S. Case No. 26 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 123, 305(b) of the B.N.S. 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner administered intoxicating food and water to an army personnel and looted his belongings. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and he is not named in the F.I.R. and he has only been implicated in this case because the stolen SIM was used in the mobile phone of the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents as mentioned in para-06 of the bail application and without putting the petitioner on T.I.P. charge-sheet has been submitted as mentioned in para-03 of the supplementary affidavit. It is lastly submitted the petitioner has been in custody since 23.04.2026 as mentioned in para-01 of the 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 Railway Magistrate at Ranchi in connection with G.R.P. Ranchi P.S. Case No. 26 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 07/07/2026 Amar/