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2026 DAILYLAW 23296 (JHR)

MONU KUMAR CHOUDHARY v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6762/2026 · 2026-08-14

Sri Ananda Sen

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2026:JHHC:24357 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6762 of 2026 ----- Monu Kumar Choudhary, S/o Bishnu Deo Choudhary @ Bishnudev Choudhary, R/o Sotichouki Khutahri, PO Bara Madanshahi, PS Jirwabari, District Sahibganj .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. …...... 03/ 14.08.2026: This bail application has been filed by the petitioner under Sections 483 and 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2) & 61(2) of BNS and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 4. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected. 5. From the case diary, it appears that laptop (Dell), slap scanner, Iris scanner, web camera, two mobile phones, USB connector, Aadhar Cards, original enrolment slip and Iris photo for login were recovered from the C.S.P. centre owned by this petitioner in his presence. Further during investigation done by the UIDAI A.R.O., Ranchi, it has come that from the same seized materials, till now 107 fake Aadhar cards have been enrolled and 255 Aadhar Cards have been updated with fake corrections. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and the materials recovered from the possession of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant privilege of bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Jirwabari P.S. Case No.192 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Sahibganj stands rejected. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is dismissed. 8. It is expected that the Trial Court will conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt a copy of this order. 9. If the petitioner is not cooperating the trial, the Trial Court to pass an appropriate order. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 14th August, 2026 Tanuj/ R.S./ Uploaded on 19/08/2026