RANCHI, India, June 23 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on May 27:
1. The petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No.54 of 2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 379/411/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged. Though, the petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R., however, in course of investigation he has been implicated in this case as the driver of pickup van bearing registration No. BR-09GA-8552 from which there was alleged recovery of 2750 meters of HT AB cable. In fact, the petitioner has no concern with the said vehicle. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been stated in paragraph no.14 of the present anticipatory bail application. He, however, undertakes to co-operate in the ongoing investigation. Hence, he may be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.
3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the petitioner's prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.
4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail.
5. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within three weeks from today, shall 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No.54 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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