IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 4824 of 2024
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Sonu Khan @ Aslam Khan @ Sonu …... …. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, A.P.P
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03/ Dated 31.05.2024
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bagbera P.S.
Case No.21 of 2023, for the offences registered under Sections 326, 307, 34 of the
Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act and later on, Section 302 of the
Indian Penal Code has been added, pending in the court of Sri Aditya, learned
Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Jamshedpur.
On 19.02.2023 between 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, named accused persons
accosted the informant and his cousin, while they were coming out from local
Masjid. The accused persons assaulted the informant party. On 20.02.2023,
somebody shot the cousin of the informant, due to which, he succumbed to his
injuries.
It was submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R and his name has
transpired in the confession of Bablu Singh that he was also present at the place of
occurrence.
Learned A.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail but
conceded the aforesaid fact.
Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on
bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail
on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Sri Aditya, learned Judicial
Magistrate, 1st class, Jamshedpur, or his successor, in connection with Bagbera
P.S. Case No.21 of 2023.
(Ambuj Nath, J.)
BS/