Narain Pandit Alias Narayan Pandit v. State of Jharkhand
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Narain Pandit @ Narayan Pandit v. The State of Jharkhand, B.A. No. 3158 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (neutral citation 2026:JHHC:11370), Order No. 02 dated 18-04-2026, Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. Bail granted in Lalmatia P.S. Case No. 24 of 2024 (District Godda) under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 504/34 IPC; allegations of withdrawing money from the informant's bank account by obtaining her thumb impression and taking away the compensation amount, in furtherance of common intention; defence cited the informant's son's case-diary statement (para 7) that she affixed her own thumb impression; custody since 15.01.2026; no criminal antecedent; bail bond Rs. 25,000 with two like sureties before JMFC Godda; conditions: trial co-operation, mobile number and Aadhaar copy to court below, no change of mobile number, no witness tampering. Advocates: K.S. Nanda for petitioner; Rakesh Kr. Sinha, APP for the State.