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[2026:JHHC:29411] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.9171 of 2026
------ Suraj Saw aged about 44 Years son of Bandhu Saw, resident of Village Keredari, Post office & Police Station Keredari, District Hazaribagh 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. Manish Yadav, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-30-09-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.91 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 303(2), 317(4), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the owner of a vehicle which was used for transportation of 32 pieces of iron plates weighing 16 quintals. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner was not travelling in the vehicle in which the said iron plates were transported and he had no knowledge about his vehicle being involved in any illegal activity. It is also submitted that the co- accused, with similar allegations, have already been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 26.05.2026 passed in A.B.A. No.2777 of 2026 while some of the co-accused have been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.06.2026 passed in B.A. No.4844 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 21.08.2026 as has been mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Spl. 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-1st Class, Chatra in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.91 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-30.09.2026-Animesh/