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Balmukund Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC4 Mar 2020A.B.A./1019/2020

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This order grants anticipatory bail to the petitioners in an FIR alleging theft and unlawful possession of weapons. The court conditioned bail on payment of victim compensation, adherence to investigation, and surrender execution within four weeks.

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Anticipatory bail granted; upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, release on bail subject to payment of Rs. 20,000 each as victim compensation and furnishing bond of Rs. 25,000 each.

Balmukund Singh Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2020)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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A.B. A. No. 1019 of 2020

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Balmukund Singh

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Manish Kumar

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Nal Singh @ Naljeet Singh

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Kumar Gaurav

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Vikash Kumar Singh @ Vikash Kumar

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Jay Kumar @ Jaykar Kumar

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Anand Kumar

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Mukesh Kumar

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Ankit Kumar

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Prabhakar Prasad Singh @ Prabhakar Kumar

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Pradeep Singh @ Pradeep Kumar … Petitioners

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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. A.K. Chaturvedy, Adv. For the State : Addl. P.P. For Opposite Party No. 2 : Mr. Z. Ahmed, Adv.

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04 / 04.03.2020 Heard the parties.

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Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Pratappur P.S. case no. 85 of 2019 registered under Sections 379, 448, 341, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that they committed theft of Mahua flower, wheat grain and pulses of the informant worth Rs. 4,65,000/-. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are all false and the petitioners are agnates of the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioners are ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also ready and willing to pay Rs. 20,000/- each as ad interim victim compensation to the informant without prejudice to their defence hence, the petitioners be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of this order, the petitioners shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 20,000/- each by way of demand draft drawn in favour of informant as ad interim victim compensation and furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Chatra in connection with Pratappur P.S. case no. 85 of 2019 subject to the condition that the petitioners will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C.

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In case of depositing aforesaid demand draft by the petitioners, learned court below is directed to issue notice to the informant and release the demand draft in his favour on proper identification forthwith .

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( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

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Smita/-

Balmukund Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

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