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SAURABH PANDEY 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 2020-12-10. SAURABH PANDEY 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. 9358 of 2020 Saurabh Pandey … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Yashvardhan , Adv. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri , Addl. P. P. 02 / 10. 12. 2020 Heard the parties through Video Conferencing. Learned counsel for the petitioner personally undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within two weeks after the lockdown is over. In view of the personal undertaking given by 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 Balumath P. S. case no. 133 of 2020 instituted under sections 341, 323, 354(D), 376, 511, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed rape upon the victim.

It is then submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 18. 06. 2020 as mentioned in paragraph 1 of the bail application and the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be released on bail. Learned Addl. P. P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 CJM, Latehar in connection with Balumath P. S. case no. 133 of 2020 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J. ) Smita/-

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