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2026 DAILYLAW 23797 (JHR)

KARAN MAHTO @ KARAN KUMAR MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./7547/2026 · 2026-08-12

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:24012 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.7547 of 2026 ------ Karan Mahto @ Karan Kumar Mahto, aged about 26 years, Son of Nityanand Mahto, resident of Village-Murhu Dowaru, P.O. + P.S. Silli, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-12-08-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111, 317(4), 317(5), 338, 336(3), 318(4), 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that police apprehended the petitioner along with the co-accused person and altogether three stolen motorcycles were recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the co-accused persons. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is next submitted that the co-accused person has been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 09.04.2026 in B.A. No. 2895 of 2026. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 14.10.2025 as mentioned in para-07 of the instant bail application. 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ranchi in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025 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:- 12.08.2026 Amar/