Tirbini Kumar Mahto @ Trtiweni Kumar Vs the State of Jharkhand

2026:JHHC:5290

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No. 11785 of 2025

Tirbini Kumar Mahto @ Triweni Kumar, age about 28 years, Son of Jitan Mahto, Resident of Village-Kabed, P.O & P.S-Keredari, District Hazaribagh …… Petitioner

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The State of Jharkhand ……. Opp. Party --------CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kr. Keshri, APP ----------- 03/Dated:20^th February, 2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail who is in custody in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.99 of 2025, G.R No.1729 of 2025 instituted for the offences under sections 310(2) of BNS.

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As per FIR, the informant’s Motorcycle was robbed by five unknown persons who had covered their faces and they had robbed his Motorcycle, purse and Mobile phone and fled away. However, the informant noticed that one purse belonging to the accused-Tirbini Kumar Mahto on the place of occurrence and found that that Driving License, A.T.M Card, Aadhar Card and other articles of petitioner and slip of one Ritesh Kumar were found.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. It is submitted that petitioner has been arrested in this case on the ground that his purse was found containing Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving Licence and ATM Card of Union Bank of India etc. It is submitted that save and except the confessional

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statement of the petitioner there is no evidence against him and he has not put on T.I. Parade. It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 16.05.2025 [i.e. for a round nine (09) months] and hence the he may be enlarged on bail.

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On the other hand, learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail. It is submitted that petitioner is named in the FIR and one purse and several articles including Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving Licence and ATM Card were recovered. It is submitted that the petitioner has confessed his guilt which is mentioned at praragraph-24 of the case diary. it is submitted that on the basis of confessional statement one looted Motorcycle was recovered from the house of co-accused Md. Akhtar @ Karu which is mentioned at para-28 of the case diary which reveals the seizure list. It is submitted that on the confession of the petitioner two other persons namely, Md. Akhtar @ Karu and Md. Zuber were arrested and had also confessed their guilt which finds place at para-36 and 37 of the case diary and hence the prayer for bail of the petitioner may be rejected.

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Perused the FIR, case diary and considered the submission of both the sides. 7. It appears that petitioner is named in the FIR and five unknown persons are said to have looted one Motor cycle and Mobile phone of the informant and the purse of the petitioner containing Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving Licence and ATM Card was found at the place of occurrence.

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It reveals that on the confession of the petitioner, one Motocycle was seized from the house of co-accused Md. Akhtar @ Karu.

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It also appears that co-accused-Md. Jubair @ Md. Jubar Ansari has been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench (Justice

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Ambuj Nath, as then His Lordship was) of this Court vide order dated 04.09.2025 in B.A No.7543 of 2025 (Annexure-2).

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It appears from the case diary that the charge sheet has been submitted but petitioner has not put on T.I. Parade.

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Under the facts and circumstances of this case, the petitioner-Tirbini Kumar Mahto @ Triweni Kumar, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/(Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Sri Vivek Kumar, learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hazaribag, in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No.99 of 2025, G.R No.1729 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors must be own relative and the petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every date and also subject to the condition that petitioner will appear before the Officer in-charge of the concerned Police Station, once in a period of two months till conclusion of the trial.

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Thus, B.A. No.11785 of 2025 is allowed with the observation mentioned above.

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Let a copy of this order be sent to the Superintendent of Police, Hazaribagh for the needful.

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(Sanjay Prasad, J.)

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Dated: 20.02.2026 Saket/-

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