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[2026:JHHC:24281] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.7583 of 2026
------ Soma Oreya @ Jado, aged about 31 years, Son of Supay Oreya, Resident of Village Kopal, Tintila, P.O. and Police Station – Arki, District - Khunti .... .... …. 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. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State
: Mr. V.S. Sahay, Addl.P.P.
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Order No:-02 Dated:-13-08-2026
Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Maranghada P.S. Case No. 33 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 379, 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being a member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly, committed murder of Sukhram and also caused injury to the informant with an axe. 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 on T.I. Parade as mentioned in para-9 of the instant bail application, charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.05.2026 as mentioned in para- 17 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-18 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.09.2024 passed in B.A. No.5533 of 2024. It is lastly 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. 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 C.J.M. Khunti in connection with Maranghada P.S. Case No. 33 of 2022 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 he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 13.08.2026 Saroj/