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Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Mandal v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC14 Sept 2026A.B.A./5142/2026

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The High Court at Ranchi granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 132, 221, 109(1), 324(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Court, noting the petitioner's clean record and the co-accused's bail, directed surrender within four weeks.

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Petitioner granted anticipatory bail, directed to surrender within four weeks; upon surrender/arrest, to be released on bail with bonds of Rs. 25,000 and two sureties, subject to Section 482(2) BNS co

Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Mandal Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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[2026:JHHC:27693]

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5142 of 2026

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Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Mandal, age about 35 years, S/o Babulal Mandal, Resident of Village Bhutahi Murgaon, P.O. and P.S. Bishnugarh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

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..... … Petitioner

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The State of Jharkhand

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..... … Opposite Party

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

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-----For the Petitioner : Mr. Sidhartha Roy, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P.

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06/ 14.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tatijhariya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 132, 221, 109(1), 324(2), 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been made accused in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. He next submits that now the apprehended co-accused has already been granted regular bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court and the co-ordinate bench in the order of granting regular bail has indicated that Section 109(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has been removed and chargesheet has not been submitted against that Section. He further submits that the allegations are there of making assault upon the police officials. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner.

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Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement

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of apprehended co-accused. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected.

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Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement of apprehended co-accused and while considering the regular bail of the apprehended co-accused, the coordinate bench of this court has found that the chargesheet has not been submitted against Section 109(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and it has been pointed out that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-16 of the petition and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty-five thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Tatijhariya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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Dated:-14.09.2026 Amitesh/-

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