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2026 DAILYLAW 25443 (JHR)

KALPU SINGH @ KAPILDEO SINGH @ KAPIL SINGH @ VISHAL KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./8378/2026 · 2026-09-09

Anil Kumar Choudhary

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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[2026:JHHC:27048] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8378 of 2026 ------ Kalpu Singh @ Kapildeo Singh @ Kapil Singh @ Vishal Kumar, aged about 26 years, S/O Lalan Singh R/o- Village Bardiha, PO + PS – Chhatarpur, Dist- Palamu, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sheo Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-09-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chhatarpur P.S. Case No.91 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 126 (2), 127 (2), 115 (2), 117 (2), 109, 352, 351 (2), 326 (f) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 and 35 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a Supplementary Affidavit. Let the same be kept in the record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner set the Hywa vehicle on fire and thereby attempted to murder the driver of the said vehicle. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted no one has sustained any injury in the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. yet without putting him on Test Identification Parade as has been mentioned in paragraph-7 of the instant bail application, charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. It is next submitted that charge has not yet been framed in this case. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 26.03.2026 passed in B.A. No.937 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 22.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-12 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned J.M.F.C., Palamau in connection with Chhatarpur P.S. Case No.91 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, 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 will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-09.09.2026-Animesh/