Shankar Ghansi Alias Charka Ghansi Alias Charka Manjhi… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

Shankar Ghansi Alias Charka Ghansi Alias Charka Manjhi… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest or surrender within six weeks of the order, release on bail on depositing cash security of Rs. 10,000/- and furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024, subject to cooperation with the investigation and appearance before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing mobile number and Aadhar Card photocopy with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during the pendency of the case, not annoying or disturbing the informant, and the conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024 (offences punishable under sections 126(2)/115(2)/109/76 of the B.N.S., 2023), should be granted the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

It is a fit case where the abovenamed petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of the order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs. 10,000/- and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024.

Key takeaways

Release is conditioned on the petitioner cooperating with the investigation of the case and appearing before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him.ratio¶15
The petitioner is required to 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.ratio¶15
Further conditions: the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case, and the conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 apply.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted. Shankar Ghansi @ Charka Ghansi @ Charka Manjhi (A.B.A. No. 1757 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Anil Kumar Choudhary, J., Order dated 21.03.2025), apprehending arrest in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024 — registered for offences punishable under sections 126(2)/115(2)/109/76 of the B.N.S., 2023, with counsel alleging attempted murder of, outrage of modesty of, and causing hurt to the informant Sabnam Devi, asserting the victim's alleged injury was simple in nature, and pointing to the cross-case Bermo P.S. Case No. 132 of 2024 lodged by the petitioner's daughter over a quarrel between the children of the parties — was held to be a fit case for the privilege of anticipatory bail. On arrest or surrender within six weeks, the petitioner is to be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs. 10,000/- and furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, subject to cooperation with the investigation and appearance before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing his mobile number and Aadhar Card photocopy with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during the pendency of the case, not annoying or disturbing the informant, and compliance with the conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1757 of 2025

Shankar Ghansi @ Charka Ghansi @ Charka Manjhi, aged about 62 years, son of Ducha Ghansi @ Duba Ghansi, resident of Village-Kurpaniya, P.O.-Sunday Bazar, P.S. -Bermo, Dist.Bokaro, Jharkhand-829127 … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

Sabnam Devi, aged about 31 years, wife of Deepak Kumar Paswan, resident of Q. No.-M/157, Chaiti Durga Mandap, Kurpaniya, P.O.-Sunday Bazar, P.S. -Gandhinagar, Bermo, Dist.-Bokaro, Jharkhand-829127 … Opposite Parties

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Nandan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kr. Ganjhu, Addl. P.P. ------

Order No.02 Dated- 21.03.2025

Heard the parties.

Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under sections 126(2)/115(2)/109/76 of the B.N.S., 2023.

The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner attempted to murder the informant and outraged her modesty and caused hurt to her. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the alleged injury sustained by victim is simple in nature. It is then submitted for the selfsame occurrence, from the side of the petitioner, the daughter of the petitioner lodged Bermo P.S. Case No. 132 of 2024 and the genesis of the occurrence is quarrel between the children of the parties. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no intention to kill anybody. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security and also undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case and further undertakes that he

will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the abovenamed petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs. 10,000/- and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No.131 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him 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 with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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