JAGARNATH ORAON ALIAS RUKHI 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 2020-12-07. JAGARNATH ORAON ALIAS RUKHI 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. 9321 of 2020 Jagarnath Oraon @ Rukhi … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Samir Kumar Lall, Adv. For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, Addl. P. P. 02 /07. 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 Namkum P. S. Case No. 215 of 2019, corresponding to G. R. Case No. 1788 of 2019 (S. T. No. 202 of 2020) registered under sections 307/ 326/34/302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that in furtherance of the common intention of the co-accused persons, the petitioner murdered the son of the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioner shot at the son of the informant, who died during the course of his treatment. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused person, the petitioner has been implicated in this case. It is submitted that the co-accused has been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court passed in B. A. No. 1938 of 2020. 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 02. 08. 2019 as mentioned in paragraph 01 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 A. J. C. XXI at Ranchi in connection with Namkum P. S. Case No. 215 of 2019, corresponding to G. R. Case No. 1788 of 2019 (S. T. No. 202 of 2020) with the condition that he will cooperate with the trial of the case. Pappu/ (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. )
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