An accused is entitled to bail if he has been in custody for a significant period of time and the named co-accused has already been granted bail.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No.11865 of 2022

Mobin Ansari @ Charku @

Charku Ansari @ Mobon Ansari

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…Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s)

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

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… Opp. Party(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR

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For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s)

: Mr. Aashish Kumar, Adv.

For the State

: A.P.P.

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04/04.01.2023:

Heard learned counsel for the applicant(s) and learned A.P.P. for the

State.

The applicant, who is in custody since 23.07.2022, has approached this

Court for grant of regular bail.

The applicant is an accused of committing offence under Sections

384/386/34 IPC. There is allegation of demanding Rangdari.

Innocence has been claimed and participation in the trial has been

assured. It has been submitted that the applicant has been made accused during

investigation on the basis of the confession of the co-accused. Named co-accused

has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 05.08.2022 passed in

B.A. No.4342 of 2022. On the above facts, prayer for bail has been made.

On the other hand, learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the above facts, I am inclined to enlarge the applicant on

bail. Accordingly, the applicant, above named, is directed to be released on bail,

on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand only) with two sureties of

the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M., Gumla, in connection

with Sisai P.S. Case No.20 of 2022 on the condition that the applicant will submit

self-attested photocopy of his Aadhaar Card and also submit his mobile number

before the learned court below which he will always keep active and will not

change it during pendency of this case without prior permission of the court.

Further condition is that one of the sureties will be the landed property of this

applicant.

(Rajesh Kumar, J.)

Ravi/-