Goutam Mondal Alias Goutam Kumar Mondal Vs the State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

Goutam Mondal Alias Goutam Kumar Mondal Vs the State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Privileges of anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender in the Court below within six weeks; on arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- as cash security and furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (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 Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024, subject to cooperation with investigation, appearance before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing mobile number and Aadhar Card photocopy with undertaking not to change the mobile number during pendency, and further conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024 instituted under Sections 317(4)/317(5)/61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, should be granted the privileges of anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

This Court grants the privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024, directing him to surrender in the Court below within six weeks, upon which (arrest or surrender) he is to be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- as cash security and furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat.

Ratio / Principle

The anticipatory bail is conditioned on the petitioner cooperating with the investigation, appearing before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking not to change his mobile number during the pendency of the case, together with the further conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

ANTICIPATORY BAIL - GRANTED. High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.), Order No.02 dated 11-02-2025, A.B.A. No.914 of 2025: Goutam Mondal @ Goutam Kumar Mondal, apprehending arrest in Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024 instituted under Sections 317(4)/317(5)/61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 (petitioner's counsel stating the allegation concerned involvement in stolen iron scrap), is granted privileges of anticipatory bail. He is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks; on arrest or surrender he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- as cash security and furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, conditioned on cooperation with the investigation, appearance before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during the pendency of the case, and the further 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.914 of 2025

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Goutam Mondal @ Goutam Kumar Mondal, aged about 43 years, S/o Tushar Kanti Mondal, Residents of House No.39, Main Road Chas, P.O. & P.S.-Chas, Dist.-Bokaro.

.... .... …. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, Addl. P.P. ------

Order No.02 Dated- 11-02-2025

Heard the parties.

Apprehending his arrest in connection with Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024 instituted under Sections 317(4)/317(5)/61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in stolen iron scrap. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate 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.

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

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 below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.20,000/- 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 S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Dugda P.S. Case No.39 of 2024 with the condition that he 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 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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