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2026 DAILYLAW 28153 (JHR)

SUJIT KUMAR SHARMA @ SUJIT SHARMA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./9360/2026 · 2026-10-06

Anil Kumar Choudhary

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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[2026:JHHC:29874] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9360 of 2026 ------ Sujit Kumar Sharma @ Sujit Sharma, aged about 20 years, Son of Samanto Sharma, resident of Holding No.3, Sharma Basti, Adityapur-1, Post Adityapur, Police Station Adityapur, District- Seraikella, Kharsawan. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-06-10-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026 (S) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 118(2), 109, 324(4), 351(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. 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 namely Deepak Mishra. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the allegation of assault is upon the pillion rider of motorcycle namely Rahul Pandit and the only allegation against the petitioner is that he was driving the motorcycle. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 23.06.2026 as mentioned in para-14 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-15 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 25.09.2026 passed in B.A. No.7469 of 2026. It is also submitted that though charge-sheet has been submitted but none of the witnesses have been examined as yet. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate at Seraikella in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026 (S) 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:- 06.10.2026 Amar/