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[2026:JHHC:25591] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.7958 of 2026
------ Dhanraj Srivastava, S/o-Bharat Lal, aged about 40 years, R/o Village- Government Colony, I.E.L., Gomia, Quarter No.46F, P.O. & P.S. I.E.L Gomia, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand .... .... …. 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. Kalyan Roy, Sr. Advocate. Mr. Sidharth Roy, Advocate
Mr. Abhishek Thakur, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. Saket Kumar, Addl.P.P.
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Order No:-02 Dated:-25-08-2026
Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 50 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons committed murder of Moinuddin Ansari. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused -Arjun Kumar Tiwari @ Baba who has stated that he committed murder of Mouniddun Ansari on the instruction of the petitioner for consideration amount of Rs.25,000/- and thereafter, the police also recorded the confessional statement of the petitioner and except the confessional statement, there is no other material available in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is submitted that the charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since
24.04.2026 as mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-12 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 to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. 1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Gomia P.S. Case No. 50 of 2026 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:- 25.08.2026 Amar/