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[2026:JHHC:10679] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.1367 of 2026
------ Longo Munda aged about 32 years, son of Sirka Munda, Resident of Village: Hurwa Raitoli, Post Office: Tetri, Police Station: Namkom, District, State: 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. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-15-04-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.423 of 2024 (S.T. Case No.72 of 2025) registered for the offences punishable under Section 309 (4), 310 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed robbery. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that though the petitioner was put on Test Identification Parade but as per the Test Identification Parade Chart, the copy of which has been kept at page-6 of the counter-affidavit dated 10.04.2026 filed by the State, the petitioner could not be identified by the informant in the Test Identification Prade. It is further submitted that except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is no other material in the record, to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is next submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. 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 informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 05.12.2025 as has been
mentioned in para-19 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 Additional Sessions Judge-III, Gumla in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.423 of 2024 (S.T. Case No.72 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 informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-15.04.2026-Animesh/