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2026 DAILYLAW 6482 (JHR)

MD. MUSTAFA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./1153/2026 · 2026-04-17

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:11155] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1153 of 2026 ------ 1. Md. Mustafa, aged about 20 years, S/o Md. Hussain. 2. Rahul Kumar Rawani, aged about 21 years, S/o Manoj Rawani, Both resident of Village- Bansjora, P.O.- Kharkhari, P.S.- Madhuban, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party With B.A. No.1158 of 2026 ------ Shekh Sikim, aged aobut 20 years, S/o- Shekh Abdul, resident of Village- Mahtotand, Kharkharee Basti, P.O.- Kharkharee, P.S.- Madhuban, District- Dhanbad, (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate [B.A. No.1153 of 2026] Mr. Naresh Pd. Thakur, Advocate [B.A. No.1158 of 2026] For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, Addl.P.P. [B.A. No.1153 of 2026] Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P. [B.A. No.1158 of 2026] ------ Order No:-05 Dated:-17-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioners of both these Bail Applications have been made accused in connection with Madhuban (Kharkharee O.P.) P.S. Case No. 93 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioners of both Bail Applications submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners committed robbery and looted the motorcycle, mobile phone along with the wallet containing cash of the informant. It is next submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are all false. It is then submitted that even though the petitioners are not named in the FIR but without putting them under T.I. Parade as mentioned in para-2 of the supplementary affidavit dated 08.04.2026 filed in B.A. No. 1153 of 2026 and in para-4 of the supplementary affidavit dated 16.04.2026 filed in B.A. No. 1158 of 2026 respectively, charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioners. It is next submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 18.10.2025 as is evident from para-12 of B.A. No. 1153 of 2026 and para-16 of B.A. No. 1158 of 2026. It is further submitted that the co-accused namely Vivek Rai has already been granted the privileges of anticipatory bail by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.01.2026 passed in A.B.A. No. 251 of 2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertake 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 petitioners be released on bail. Learned counsels appearing for the State in both Bail Applications oppose the prayer for bail of the petitioners. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners of both Bail Applications are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban (Kharkharee O.P.) P.S. Case No. 93 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case and they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 17.04.2026 Saroj/