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Jai Prakash Kahar Alias Jai Prakash Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC23 Feb 2022A.B.A./598/2022

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The High Court at Ranchi granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in a gambling case. Surrender was directed within six weeks upon deposit of cash security and furnishing a bond with sureties under Section 438 CrPC.

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Granted anticipatory bail; directed surrender within six weeks; bail on deposit of Rs.10,000 cash and bond of Rs.25,000 with two sureties.

Jai Prakash Kahar Alias Jai Prakash Singh Vs the State… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.598 of 2022

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Jai Prakash Kahar @ Jai Prakash Singh

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramchander Sahu, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, Addl.P.P

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Order No.03 Dated- 23.02.2022

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Heard the parties through video conferencing.

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Apprehending his arrest in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No. 217 of 2021 instituted under Sections 290, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 of Bengal Public Gambling Act, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was engaged in gambling and on seeing the police party, he fled away from the place of the occurrence. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-3 of the supplementary affidavit, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail.

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Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.1^st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No. 217 of 2021 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him

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and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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Jai Prakash Kahar Alias Jai Prakash Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

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