ASHWINI KUMAR PARWATA @ ASHWINI @ KATTAPA v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./7940/2026 · 2026-08-25
Anil Kumar Choudhary
body2026
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[2026:JHHC:25636] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.7940 of 2026
------ Ashwini Kumar Parwata @ Ashwini @ Kattapa, aged about 26 years, S/o Arjun Prasad, R/o Saunta Railway Lane, near Pond Jainagar, Saraiya Tola, Sim, P.O. + P.S. Ramgarh, District – Ramgarh, 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. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate
Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, 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 Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 414 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2), 111(3), 111(4), 308(4), 351(2) and 351(3) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being a member of criminals in the name and style of Rahul Singh Gang, was involved in commission of extortion of Rs.5,00,000/- from the informant. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that though charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner but no witness has been examined as yet. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR but he has been implicated in this case on the basis of self-confessional statement made in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026 and apart from that, there is no other material available in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that the
petitioner has been in custody since 25.03.2026 as mentioned in para- 18 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the co- accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 19.08.2026 passed in B.A. No.6253 of 2026. 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-IX, Ranchi in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 414 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:- 25.08.2026 Saroj/