SANTOSH RAM v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2026-05-06. SANTOSH RAM v. STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI --- A. B. A. No. 2139 of 2026 ---- 1. Santosh Ram aged about 36 years son of late Jagdeesh Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 2. Dashrath Kumar Das @ Dashrath Kumar, aged about 27 years, son of Dhaneshwar Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 3. Dinesh Kumar Das @ Dinesh Kumar aged about 27 years son of Damodar Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 4. Kishun Ram, aged about 51 years son of Jagdish Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhands 5. Rajkumar Ram, aged about 28 years son of Mithu Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand 6. Vishal Kumar Das @ Vishal Kumar aged about 28 years son of Mohan Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand 7.
Akash Kumar aged about 28 years son of Mithlesh Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand 8. Bijuli Ram aged about 44 years son of Rameshwar Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, Dist. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 9. Ramchandra Kumar Das @ Ramchandra Das, aged about 28 years, son of Prakash Ram, Resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand 10. Kartik Das, aged about 33 years, son of Shibu Ram, resident of Village Pandu, PO Pandu, PS Keredari, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand 11. Lakhan Kumar @ Lakhan Ram aged about 54 years, son of Fagu Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu,. P. S-Keredari, District- Hazaribag, Jharkhand 12. Nago Ram aged about 47 years, son of Banwari Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu, P. S-Keredari, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 13. Pradeep Ram aged about 53 years, son of Bhado Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu, P. S-Keredari, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 14.
Bablu Kumar Das @ Bablu Ram @Bablu Kumar, aged about 33 years, son of Moti Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu, P. S- Keredari, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand 15. Vipin Kumar Das @ Vipin Kumar aged about 29 years, son of Dhaneshwar Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu, P. S-Keredari, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand 16. Deepak Ram @ Deepak Kumar Das Kumar aged about 40 years, son of Hira Ram, Resident of Vill-Pandu, P. O-Pandu, P. S-Keredari, District-Hazaribag, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Nitish Parth Sarthi, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate ---- 2/06. 05. 2026 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Keredari P. S. Case No.
78 of 2025, registered under sections 125, 326(F), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 329(3), 324(4), 352, 351(2) of the BNS, 2023 and section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that F. I. R has been registered against 100-200 unknown persons and 17 named accused persons. He then submits that allegations are made of setting the hywa on fire however allegations are general and omnibus against all the accused persons. He further submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of setting the hywa vehicle on fire. 5.
Considering that allegations are there against 100-200 unknown persons and 17 named persons and further the allegations are general and omnibus against all the accused persons and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition and the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No. 5823 of 2026, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender/ arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hazaribag, in connection with Keredari P. S. Case No. 78 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B. N. S. S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 06. 05. 2026 SI/
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