Baby Chatterjee vs State of Jharkhand

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2023 Supreme(Jhk) 544

PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Baby Chatterjee – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Ajit Kumar, Mr. Vikalp Gupta, Mr. Sameer Ranjan, Advocates
For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sachin Kumar, Mr. Prakash Jha, A.P.P.’s

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ORDER :

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Apprehending her arrest in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No. 233 of 2022 instituted under Sections 193, 386, 387, 418, 420, 468, 469, 506, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner has moved to this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail.

3. As per F.I.R, informant Rakesh Kumar is owner of Hard Coke factory situated at G.T. Road Govindpur, Dhanbad. It is alleged that since last 3-4 months informant was receiving call from some antisocial elements at his coal Bhatta. On 13.06.2022, C.C.T.V. footage of informant’s factory was made viral by owner of News channel 11 Bharat, who demanded Rs. 11,00,000/-(Eleven lacs) as rangdari to stop the defematory news, out of which Rs. 6,00,000/-(six lacs) were paid to reporter of Arup Chatterjee (owner of News eleven11) at Chanchani Colony, a video clip and conversation with Arup Chatterjee has been recovered. It is further alleged that inspite of payment of Rs. 6 lacs

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