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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 606 of 2026
Bishnu Karmakar, aged about 44 years, son of late Subol Chandra Karmakar, resident of Mistri Tola, Panchayat Uttri, Begumganj, P.O. and P.S. Radhanagar, District-Sahebganj, Jharkhand, ...... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner
:Mr. S.K. Sharma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P.
02/ 04.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 226/2025, registered under sections 316 (2)/318(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Rajmahal.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that brother of this petitioner after keeping gold ornament has provided certain amount to the informant and the said was not being returned by the brother of the petitioner and in view of that the present case has been lodged and so far this petitioner is concerned, allegation against this petitioner is made that he has stated that his brother will not return the said ornament. He next submits that now the matter has been compromised between the brother of the petitioner and the complainant and in view of compromise his brother has surrendered before the learned court and he has been granted bail. He also submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 10 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegation against the petitioner is made that this petitioner has stated
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that his brother will not return the gold ornaments.
5.
Considering that allegation of keeping gold ornament is there against the brother of the petitioner and it has been pointed out that now the matter has been compromised between the brother of the petitioner and the complainant and further the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 10 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is
directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Rajmahal, in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 226/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
Dt.04.02.2026
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-