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Raju Dubey Alias Rajendra Prasad Dubey v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC7 Jan 2026Cr.M.P./3815/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Jharkhand High Court Ranchi; Cr.M.P. No.3815 of 2025; Raju Dubey @ Rajendra Prasad Dubey v. State of Jharkhand; Section 528 BNSS 2023; quash order dated 04.07.2025; Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge Bokaro; Misc. Cr. Application No.285 of 2025; Harla P.S. Case No.78 of 2024; G.R. Case No.916 of 2024; release of seized vehicle; registered owner; Certificate of Registration Annexure-5; disposed of with liberty to file fresh application with ownership documents; Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.; decided 07.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to file a fresh application annexing the documents of ownership of the vehicle for its release, with a copy furnished to the concerned police station; any such application to be considered by the court concerned in accordance with law. ¶16

Raju Dubey Alias Rajendra Prasad Dubey Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 04.07.2025 of the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro rejecting release of the seized vehicle (on the ground that the petitioner's claimed registered ownership could not be verified) should be quashed and set aside under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

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Court's answer

The Cr.M.P. was disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application annexing the documents of ownership of the vehicle for its release, furnishing a copy thereof to the concerned police station.

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Ratio / Principle

If such a fresh application for release of the vehicle is made, it will be considered by the court concerned in accordance with law.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Cr.M.P. No.3815 of 2025 (Jharkhand HC, Ranchi) filed under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 by Raju Dubey @ Rajendra Prasad Dubey seeking quashing of the order dated 04.07.2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro in Misc. Cr. Application No.285 of 2025 (arising out of Harla P.S. Case No.78 of 2024, G.R. Case No.916 of 2024), whereby the prayer for release of a seized vehicle was rejected because the petitioner's claim to be its registered owner could not be verified by the police for want of ownership documents. Senior counsel pointed to Annexure-5, a photocopy of the Certificate of Registration, and undertook to produce its copy before the Court and the police. The Court (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) did not quash the order but disposed of the petition with liberty to file a fresh application annexing the ownership documents, furnishing a copy to the concerned police station, such application to be considered by the court concerned in accordance with law. Dated 07.01.2026.

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( 2026:JHHC:204 )

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No.3815 of 2025

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Raju Dubey @ Rajendra Prasad Dubey, aged about 54 years, Son of Late Nawdhan Dubey @ Basudeo Prasad Rai, Resident of VillageMahuawar (Mahuar) Basti, P.O.-Baidhmara, P.S.-Harla, DistrictBokaro/Jharkhand.

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… Petitioner

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Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. B.M. Tripathi, Sr. Advocate : Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the State : Ms. Priya Shrestha, Spl.P.P. (VC) ------ P R E S E N T

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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By the Court:- Heard the parties.

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This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 with the prayer to quash and set aside the order dated 04.07.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro in Misc. Cr. Application No.285 of 2025 arising out of Harla P.S. Case No.78 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.916 of 2024 whereby and where under consequent upon the failure of the petitioner to produce the documents of his ownership of the vehicle seized, of which the petitioner claims to be the registered owner; the claim of the petitioner to be the registered owner of the vehicle in question could not be verified by the police and upon such report being submitted to the court concerned by

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Cr. M.P. No.3815 of 2025

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( 2026:JHHC:204 )

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the police, the court concerned has rejected the prayer for release of the vehicle.

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Learned senior counsel for the petitioner drawing attention of this Court to Page-56- Annexure-5, which is the photocopy of the Certificate of Registration of the vehicle in question, submits that the same goes to show that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in question and the petitioner is ready and willing to produce the copy of the same both in the Court concerned and before the police.

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In view of the submission, this Cr.M.P. is disposed of with liberty to file a fresh application annexing therewith the documents of ownership for release of the vehicle in question along with documents of ownership of the vehicle concerned in the Court concerned as well as furnishing the copy of the same to the concerned police station and it is further ordered that if such an application is made, the same will be considered by the court concerned in accordance with law.

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