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A.B.A. No.4181 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A No.4181 of 2023
1. Parbhu Ray @ Parbhu Kumar
2. Chhoti Ray
3. Sukhdev Ray
4. Dhaneshwar Ray @ Dhaneshwar Ray
5. Urmila Devi
6. Fulwa Devi
7. Daliya Devi @ Jhaliya Devi
8. Munwa Devi @ Jhunwa Devi
9. Bindu Ray @ Bindu Devi
10. Renu Devi @ Ranju Devi
@ Ranju Kumari …… Petitioners
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand
2. Lalita Devi ….. Opp. Parties
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR
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For the Petitioners : Mr. Ram Lakhan Yadav, Advocate
For the State : Mr. S. P. Jha, A.P.P
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07/Dated: 31 s t January, 2024
1. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicants seeks
permission to withdraw the present anticipatory bail application
with a liberty to approach the court below so far as the applicant
Nos.1 & 2 namely, Parbhu Ray @ Parbhu Kumar and Chhoti Ray,
respectively, are concerned and press the present bail application
with respect to applicant Nos.3 to 10 only.
2. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the present anticipatory
bail application stands dismissed as withdrawn so far as applicant
Nos.1 & 2 are concerned with the aforesaid liberty.
3. However, if the applicant Nos.1 & 2 surrender and pray for
grant of regular bail, the court below is directed to consider the
prayer for bail of the applicants on its own merit without being
prejudiced by the order of withdrawal.
4. Apprehending their arrest, the applicant Nos.3 to 10, have
approached this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail, in
connection with Lokainayanpur P.S. Case No.21 of 2022, registered
for the offence under Sections 341/ 342/ 323/ 307/ 379/ 498A/ 504/
506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/ 4 of the D.P Act.
5. Innocence of the applicants has been claimed and
undertaking has been given for co-operating with the investigating
agency and participation in the trial. It has been submitted that so
far as applicant Nos.3 to 10 are concerned, most of them are
females and some of them are relatives and they are residing
separately. On the above basis, prayer for anticipatory bail has
been made.
6. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for
anticipatory bail.
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7. Considering the above facts, I am inclined to grant the
privilege of anticipatory bail to the applicant Nos.3 to 10.
Accordingly, the applicant Nos.3 to 10 are directed to surrender in
the court below within four weeks from today and in the event of
their arrest or surrender, the court below shall enlarge the
applicants on bail on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten
thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned J.M., 1st Class, Giridih in connection with
Lokainayanpur P.S. Case No.21 of 2022, subject to the condition as
laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Further, these applicants will submit self-attested photocopy of
their Aadhaar Card and also submit their mobile number before
the learned court below which they will always keep active and
will not change it during pendency of this case without prior
permission of the court.
(Rajesh Kumar, J.)
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