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[2026:JHHC:10076] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. no. 1780 of 2026
Ganesh Ganjhu, aged about 55 years, S/o Jagan Ganjhu, R/o Vill -Maghiya, P.O. & P.S.-Balumath, District- Latehar, Jharkhand.
… Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. party
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Adv. For the State : Mr. V.Roy, Spl. PP
03 / 08.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.70/2024 (G.R. Case No.337/2025) instituted under Section 126(1), 115(1), 109(1), 324(5), 324(6), 308(2), 308(4), 326(f) B.N.S., Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner attempted to murder the informant by firing upon the truck of the informant and one of the bullets hit the tyre of the vehicle and the petitioner along with the co-accused persons set the truck of the informant on fire after pouring oil and demanded levy money in the name of the JJMP extremist organization if the informant want to run the vehicle. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the petitioner is not named in the FIR and without putting him on TIP, as mentioned in the para 6 of the bail application, charge sheet has been submitted against him. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 19.09.2025, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application.
It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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, Latehar in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.70/2024G.R. Case No.337/2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case.
(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)
Dated 08.04.2026
Smita/-