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Pradeep Saw v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC17 Feb 2026B.A./10512/2025

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Jharkhand HC (Rajesh Kumar, J.) rejected regular bail on 17.02.2026 in B.A No.10512 of 2025 for two applicants in custody since 10.08.2025 in Katkamsandi P.S. Case No.175 of 2025 under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/118(1)/109(1)/333/352/79/3(5) B.N.S. 2023; land-dispute plea and clean antecedents argued; co-accused Jayanti Devi earlier granted anticipatory bail (A.B.A. No.252 of 2026); bail refused citing nature of allegation and reported injury including head injury.

What did the court decide?

Considering the nature of allegation and the reported injury, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the applicants on bail at that stage, and accordingly rejected their prayer for bail. ¶18

Pradeep Saw Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:JHHC:4437

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No.10512 of 2025

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Pradeep Saw, aged about 63 years, son of Late Janki Saw;

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Sudhir Kumar @ Sudhir Saw, aged about 27 years, son of Pradeep Saw; Both Resident of Village – Rebar, P.O. and P.S – Katkamsandi, District – Hazaribagh.

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…… Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party ---------

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR

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For the Petitioners : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P For the Informant : Mr. Chanchal Jain, Advocate Mr. A. I. Guru, Advocate ---------

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03/Dated: 17th February, 2026

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1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicants, who are in custody since 10.08.2025, have approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No.175 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2)/ 126(2)/ 118(1)/ 109(1)/ 333/ 352/ 79/ 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Hazaribagh.

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3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicants that complete set of F.I.R along with its enclosures have been annexed with the present bail application and there is no suppression on his/ her part.

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Innocence of the applicants has been claimed and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted that it is a land dispute and the informant-party were trying to sale out the land of the applicants and this information has also been given to the authority concerned. Further, anticipatory bail has been granted to one of the co-accused namely, Jayanti Devi by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.01.2026, passed in A.B.A. No.252 of 2026, wherein the main allegation is upon the said Jayanti Devi. The entire family members have

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been made accused in the present case. It has further been submitted that these applicants have no criminal antecedent and they are farmers. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made.

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4. On the other hand, learned P.P and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. It has been submitted that there are injuries and injury on the head also. The injuries have been caused by the applicants in an organized manner.

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5. Considering the nature of allegation and the reported injury, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicants on bail, at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicants is, hereby, rejected.

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(Rajesh Kumar, J.)

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17^th February, 2026 Ravi-Chandan/Uploaded on 18.02.2026

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