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[2026:JHHC:27210] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.8437 of 2026
------ Kundan Kumar Soni, S/o- Maheshwar Prasad Soni, aged about 26 years, R/o- Mahadev Nagar, P.O. and P.S.- Doranda, District- Ranchi, 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. Suraj Kishore Prasad, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Satish Prasad, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-10-09-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Argora P.S. Case No.114 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 109(1), 126(2), 308(4), 352, 61(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 27 and 35 of Arms Act.
Learned 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, attempted to murder the informant who is the driver of a bus and the petitioner was also was demanding extortion. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is that the fired upon the informant though the bullet did not hit the informant. It is further submitted that no one has sustained any injury in the alleged occurrence. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 25.08.2026 passed in B.A. No.7995 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 13.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-01 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 Judicial Magistrate-XIII, Ranchi in connection with Argora P.S. Case No.114 of 2026 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-10.09.2026-Animesh/