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2026 DAILYLAW 24829 (JHR)

SAGAR SINGH ALIAS SAGAR PRATAP SINGH v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./8138/2026 · 2026-09-02

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:26540] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8138 of 2026 ------ Sagar Singh @ Sagar Pratap Singh, aged about 26 years, S/o – Amar Pratap Singh, R/o- 26785, Dimna Road, Dainik Jagran P.O. & P.S. – Olidih, Mango, District – East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-02-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 169 of 2026 arising out of Mango Olidih P.S. Case No. 232 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being a member of an unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapons, attempted to murder Bunty Sharma by firing upon him. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that in the meanwhile, injured Bunty Sharma has already been examined as PW-1, wherein he has stated that he could not identify the person who fired upon him and he does not know the accused person and he was declared hostile and when the prosecution put leading question to him, he did not support the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that the eye-witness to the occurrence, PW-2 Varun Kumar Pal has also not supported the case of the prosecution and he has been declared hostile. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.09.2025 as mentioned in para-14 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 Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Jamshedpur in connection with S.T. Case No. 169 of 2026 arising out of Mango Olidih P.S. Case No. 232 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:- 02.09.2026 Saroj/