Lalmuni Devi Vs State of Jharkhand

( 2026:JHHC:17651 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5434 of 2026

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Lalmuni Devi aged about 46 Year wife of Narain Pandit @ Narayan Pandit resident of Village Basdiha, Post office Lohandia Bazar & Police Station Lalmatia, & District Godda, Jharkhand.

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.... .... …. Petitioner

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl. P.P.

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Order No:-02 Dated:-18-06-2026

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Heard the parties.

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The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Lalmatiya P.S. Case No. 24 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 406/420/467/468/471/504 and 34 of I.P.C.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons, cheated the informant by withdrawing money from her bank account by obtaining her thumb impression and took away the compensation amount transferred to the account of the informant. It is next submitted that there is no question of commission of forgery by the petitioner, as it is the admitted case of the prosecution, as has come through the statement of son of the informant in para 7 of the case diary that the informant herself admitted that she herself put the thumb impression and nobody has impersonated her. It is next submitted that the brother of the informant was also entitled to part of the compensation amount which was transferred to the account of the informant regarding acquisition of the joint property. It is submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 17.03.2026, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para 11 of the bail

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application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail.

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Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail.

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Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Godda in connection with Lalmatiya P.S. Case No. 24 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.

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(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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Dated:- 18.06.2026 Vedanti/

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