Jharkhand High Court
B.A./9331/2026 of RAJ KUMAR SWARNKAR @ RAJA Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 6 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9331 of 2026 ------ Raj Kumar Swarnkar @ Raja, aged about 35 years, S/o – Mahendra Prasad @ Swarnkar @ Mahendra Prasad Sah, R/o – Shastri Nagar, P.O. – Sahibganj, P.S. – Sahibganj (Town), District – Sahibganj. .... ....
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[2026:JHHC:29920] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.9331 of 2026
------ Raj Kumar Swarnkar @ Raja, aged about 35 years, S/o – Mahendra Prasad @ Swarnkar @ Mahendra Prasad Sah, R/o – Shastri Nagar, P.O. – Sahibganj, P.S. – Sahibganj (Town), District – Sahibganj. .... .... …. Petitioner
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The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State
: Md. Azeemuddin, Addl.P.P.
------ Order No:-02 Dated:-06-10-2026
Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sahibganj Nagar P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(ii), 111(3), 111(4), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-b)(a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Sections 25(6), 25(7) of the Arms Amendment Act, 2019. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons, was responsible for firing incidents by providing money, weapons and ammunitions to the co-accused shooters and the co-accused persons led to the recovery of the two loaded country made pistols. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that there is no recovery of any incriminating material from the possession of the petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co- accused Pritam Kumar Choudhary @ Megha & others. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 07.08.2026 as mentioned in para-01 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 08.04.2026 passed in B.A. No.1939 of 2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj Nagar P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:-06.10.2026 Saroj/