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Sulochana Devi v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC15 Mar 2022A.B.A./1917/2022

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The High Court at Ranchi granted anticipatory bail to six petitioners in a case involving murder attempt and theft. The court accepted the counsel's undertaking to rectify stamp defects and imposed conditions including victim compensation and cooperation with investigation.

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Privilege of anticipatory bail granted subject to deposit of victim compensation and furnishing of bail bond with conditions.

Sulochana Devi Vs the State of Jharkhand — Narcotics (NDPS) | Jharkhand HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1917 of 2022

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Sulochana Devi

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Puja Kumari

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Ramakant Singh

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Roshan Kumar

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Ratnesh Kumar Singh

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Subodh Kumar Singh

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Satyam Sidharth … Petitioners 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 Petitioners : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate : Mr. Ajay Kr. Sah, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, Addl. P.P.

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Order No.02 Dated- 15.03.2022

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Heard the parties.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners personally undertakes to remove the defects as pointed out by the stamp reporter within two weeks.

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In view of the personal undertaking of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the defects pointed out by the stamp reporter are ignored for the present.

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Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 395 of 2021 registered under Sections 341, 147, 148, 149, 323, 325, 354(B), 363, 504, 506, 307, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners attempted to murder Ramlakhan Choudhary, Rahul Kumar and Paritosh Kumar and outraged the modesty of Chinta Devi and committed theft of gold chain. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are all false and those allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertake to jointly pay Rs.60,000/as ad interim victim compensation to the informant without prejudice

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to their defence and also undertake not to annoy or disturb the informant or his family members in any manner during pendency of the case. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been given the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 07.01.2022, in A.B.A. No. 10077 of 2021. Hence, it is submitted that 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 eight weeks from the date of this order, the petitioners shall be released on bail on jointly depositing 60,000/- by way of demand draft drawn in favour of informant as ad interim victim compensation without prejudice to their defence in this case and 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 learned CJM, Seraikella in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No. 395 of 2021 subject to the condition that the petitioners will not annoy or disturb the informant or his family members in any manner during pendency of the case and 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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Sonu/Gunjan-

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