SANTOSH KUMHAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2020-12-14. SANTOSH KUMHAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 9653 of 2020 Santosh Kumhar … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv. For the State : Ms. Shweta Singh, Addl. P. P. 02 /14. 12. 2020 Heard the parties through video conferencing. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the stamp reporter within two weeks after the lockdown is over. In view of personal undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the defects pointed out by the stamp reporter are ignored for the present. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S. T. Case No. 137 of 2020 arising out of Khunti (Mahila) P. S. Case No. 20 of 2019, corresponding to G. R. No. 199 of 2020 registered under sections 376(2)/417/506 of the Indian Penal Code,1860.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed rape upon the victim girl. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the victim is a major lady and the petitioner is uncle (mausa) of the victim and on several occasions, he committed rape upon the victim. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 15. 02. 2020 as mentioned in paragraph 13 of the bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P. P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 D. A. S. J.
-I, Khunti in connection with S. T. Case No. 137 of 2020 arising out of Khunti (Mahila) P. S. Case No. 20 of 2019, corresponding to G. R. No. 199 of 2020 with the condition that he will cooperate with the trial of the case. Pappu/ (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. )
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