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2026 DAILYLAW 28422 (JHR)

JAGESHWAR KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./9534/2026 · 2026-10-09

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:30332] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9534 of 2026 ------ Jageshwar Kumar, Aged about 24 years, S/O- Chandradeo Prasad, Resident of village- Kundriya Bandh, Murpa P.O. + P.S.- Kuju, Dist.- Ramgarh .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Sushma Aind, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-09-10-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.203 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 331(4), 305, 317(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner habitually deals with the stolen property. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. yet he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused persons. It is also submitted that though charge-sheet has already been submitted but no witness has been examined as yet. It is further submitted that the co-accused- Rahul Karmali, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 30.03.2026 passed in B.A. No.1508 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 29.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-06 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.-XVI, Ranchi in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.203 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-09.10.2026-Animesh/