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Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:20850)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5050 of 2026
Manjit Toppo, aged about 19 years, S/o Sarju Lohra
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand …
… Opp. Party ---
CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. K. S. Nanda, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P.
For the Informant : Md. Ayub Ansari, Advocate
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03/14.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.04.2026 in connection with T. Tanger P.S. Case No.43 of 2025, for the offences registered under Section 107 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Simdega.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.04.2026 and chargesheet has already been submitted in this case. He further submits that as per the allegation, the petitioner was having an affair with the deceased and in the F.I.R. it has been mentioned that she was 17 years of age and her objectionable videos were made viral and the petitioner used to trouble her by repeated calls and ultimately, she committed suicide on
15.07.2025. The learned counsel submits that no video has been recovered during investigation and the petitioner has been falsely been implicated in this case.
4.
Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the F.S.L. report in connection with the mobile has already been received, which has been placed on record. The learned counsel further submits that there were repeated calls between the petitioner and the deceased just before the date of occurrence and the petitioner used to trouble the victim beyond a point
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and ultimately, she committed suicide and there are other witnesses on record, who have supported the prosecution case.
5. The learned counsel for the Informant has also supported the
submissions made by the learned counsel for the State.
6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the fact that there is direct and specific allegation made against the petitioner and call record has already been examined through forensic, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.
7. The State is directed to ensure that the remaining witnesses are promptly produced and the report from FSL is also produced before the concerned court.
8. The learned counsel for the State is directed to communicated this order to the Director, Prosecution and Superintendent of Police of the concerned district to ensure compliance.
9. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 14.07.2026 Uploaded on 14.07.26 Jay/