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2026 DAILYLAW 5528 (JHR)

DHARMENDRA KUMAR v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./11535/2025 · 2026-02-19

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:4920 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11535 of 2025 Dharmendra Kumar, aged about 23 years, s/o Bhola Prasad @ Bhola Jamadar, R/o Village- Hombai, P.O. Neori Vikas, PS Sadar & District- Ranchi. … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pranav Prakash Mishra, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Anuradha Sahay, APP --- 05/19.02.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 09.08.2025 in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No. 141 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 3171/2025, registered under Sections 331 (4)/305 (a) of BNS, now pending in the court of learned J.M. Ranchi. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an accused in connection with theft and trespass committed in a shop. He has submitted that the petitioner was found in the house of the co-accused and in the house of the co-accused, some stolen properties were recovered, but so far as the petitioner is concerned, there is no recovery from his possession except his mobile. 4. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of confession. 5. The learned counsel for the State, while opposing the prayer, could not dispute that as far as seizure list is concerned, only mobile of the petitioner has been recovered. 6. At this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 09.08.2025 and charges have been framed on 11.12.2025. During the course of hearing, it transpired that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent of similar in nature. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as no recovery of the stolen articles have been shown in the seizure list so 2026:JHHC:4920 2 far as the petitioner is concerned, and the petitioner being in custody since 09.08.2025 and charge has already been framed, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 J.M. Ranchi in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No. 141 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 3171/2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 8. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:19.02.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:19.02.2026