CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH CID
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 2026-05-05. CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH CID. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2056 of 2026 ---- Chandan Kumar Singh, aged about 32 years, son of Byas Prasad Roy, resident of Karnibad, Saheed Ashram Road, PO Ashram, PS Kunda Karnibad, District Deoghar.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand, through CID .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vipul Poddar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Priya Shrestha, Spl. P. P. ---- 2/05. 05. 2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with C. I. D. P. S. Case No. 17 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 143, 188, 353, 379, 454, 504, 120B of the India Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CID/ATS, Ranchi. 3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the aspirant of the civil services examination and was sitting in the examination however, on the centre, 50 to 60 persons assembled and they made hooliganism alleging that the paper leak has been occurred and thereafter, they have fled away. He further submits that the allegations are made that the petitioner was sitting in the examination and he has also gone along with them and the co-accused persons has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No. 1995 of 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there that the petitioner has accompanied in fleeing away the persons, who were assembled at the examination centre. 5.
Looking to the contents of the FIR, It transpires that the petitioner was the aspirant of the civil services examination and 50 to 60 persons assembled on the centre and made hooliganism alleging that the paper leak has been occurred and thereafter, the petitioner has also left the examination centre, and the co-accused person has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No. 1995 of 2026, and in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Judicial Commissioner XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CID/ATS, Ranchi, in connection with C. I. D. P. S. Case No.
17 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita subject to the further condition that the petitioner will cooperate in the investigation. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 05. 05. 2026 SI/
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