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Reetu Prasad Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC14 Mar 2023A.B.A./1478/2023

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The High Court of Jharkhand granted anticipatory bail to three petitioners facing charges under multiple sections of the IPC for a communal scuffle. The court directed surrender within four weeks and set bail conditions including cooperation with investigation.

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Anticipatory bail extended; direction to surrender within four weeks; bail bond of Rs.20,000 with two sureties.

Reetu Prasad Singh Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1478 of 2023

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1.Reetu Prasad Singh @ Ritu Prasad Singh

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2.Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Sahi 3.Shivcharan Sahu .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... ....Opposite Party

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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

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-----For the Petitioners : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Malityar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, Addl.P.P ------

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Order No. 02 Dated- 14.03.2023

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Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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Apprehending their arrest in connection with Narkopi P.S. Case No. 24 of 2022 instituted under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 307, 333, 353, 295-A, 153-A of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail.

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As per F.I.R., allegation is that scuffle took place between two communities and they started attacking with deadly weapons and threw stones and bricks at each other. It is further alleged that the police personnels also sustained injuries, when they tried to pacify the mob.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence at all rather they have been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioners are not named accused of the case and they have no criminal antecedent. It is submitted that other similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.8381 of 2022 and A.B.A. No.11628 of 2022 vide order dated 17.01.2023 and 03.02.2023. It is further submitted that petitioners undertake to co-operate with the investigation of the case and will not indulge in tampering with prosecution evidence and will abide by all terms and conditions imposed

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by this Court in the matter of granting anticipatory bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners may be extended the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioners may not be extended privilege of anticipatory bail.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of allegation against petitioners coupled with materials available on record, I am inclined to extend privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court within four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrendering, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Narkopi P.S. Case No. 24 of 2022 with the condition that they will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that they will not change their 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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(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

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R.S./-

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