Writ petitioner sought bail in a criminal case involving unknown accused. The court granted interim bail on furnishing security, directing regular police reporting.
Grant of bail on security of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties, subject to monthly police reporting for one year.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI (Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction)
BA No. 9034 of 2022
Ram Kumar Mahto … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RATNAKER BHENGRA
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashwini Kr. Upadhyay, Advocate; Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, APP
-------- Order No.04/Dated: 19th September, 2022
Heard both the learned counsels.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR as FIR was lodged against unknown persons. The petitioner has been remanded in this case from another case. He further submits that several persons have been granted bail in this case, such as, Ishwar Dayal Mahto, Harendra Ganjhu, Baleshwar Rana and Vijay Mahto vide orders dated 26th August, 2022, 1st September 2022, 2nd March, 2022 and 30th August 2022 passed by the coordinate Bench of this Court in BA No. 8507 of 2022, 8822 of 2022, 9073 of 2022 and 8792 of 2022 respectively and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Hence, he may also be released on bail.
Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner has criminal antecedent. But he has not denied the cited bail orders.
Having heard both counsels, gone through the records of the case and in the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to release the petitioner, named above, on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class at Hazaribagh, in connection with Keredari PS Case No. 36 of 2022, subject to the condition that petitioner shall attend trial regularly and he shall report to the concerned police station on every last Saturday of the month, between 01:00 and 05:00 p.m. for one year, failing which or if any adverse remarks regarding his non- appearance at the police station, his bail-bond shall be liable to be cancelled. Any exemption to such attendance shall be done so after direction from the learned Court below.
Copy of this order be given to the Superintendent of Police of the concerned district.
KNR (Ratnaker Bhengra, J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioner should be released on bail in a case where he has criminal antecedents but no prior bail orders existed for him.
Ram Kumar Mahto
The State of Jharkhand
Ratnaker Bhengra
As recorded by the court registry
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