Jharkhand High Court
Pintu Ganjhu @ Bhai Jee vs The State Of Jharkhand … Opposite … on 24 March, 2026
2026:JHHC:8268
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.2342 of 2026
Pintu Ganjhu @ Bhai Jee, aged about 31 years, S/o. Late Kanhai
Ganjhu, R/o. Vill.- Karamtand, P.O. & P.S.- Simariya, Dist.- Chatra,
Jharkhand. ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand ... Opposite Party
Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
For the Petitioner : Mr. Gautam Kr. Pandey, Advocate
: Mr. Manoj Kr. Choubey, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, APP
Order No.02/Dated- 24.03.2026
1.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP.
2. The petitioner has been made an accused in connection with
Balumath P.S. Case No. 71 of 2021, registered for offences
punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307 & 120B of the I.P.C.
and Sections 25(1-A), 25(1-B)(i), 26(2), 27 & 35 of the Arms Act
and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, which is pending in the Court of
learned C.J.M., Latehar.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is
innocent and has committed no offence at all rather he has been
falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the
petitioner is in custody since 06.12.2025. It is also submitted that
several similarly situated co-accused persons namely, Sunil Ganjhu
@ Sunil Ji @ Sunil Kumar Bhokta @ Sunil Kumar, Sahadev Ganjhu
@ Ranjan Ji @ Ritesh Jit @ Raushan Ji @ Abhishek Ji, Bhairo
Ganjhu @ Bhaskar jee @ Virappan Jee, Pradeep Ganjhu @ Prabhat
Jee @ Pradeep Ku. Ganjhu, Ramesh Ganjhu @ Boda Jee, Babulal
Ganjhu @ Marandijee and Ishwari Yadav @ Ishwar Yadav have
been granted bail by co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated
24.03.2025 passed in B.A. No. 2306 of 2025, order dated
08.05.2024 passed in B.A. No. 3095 of 2024, order dated
12.08.2025 passed in B.A. No. 2930 of 2025, order dated
15.07.2022 passed in B.A. No. 6705 of 2022, order dated
23.06.2023 passed in B.A. No. 5080 of 2023, order dated
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29.09.2023 passed in B.A. No. 8134 of 2023 and order dated
04.02.2022 passed in B.A. No. 13086 of 2021 and the case of the
petitioner stands on better footing. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate
in the investigation and trial of the case and abides by all terms and
conditions which may be imposed. Hence, the petitioner may be
admitted to bail.
4. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the
petitioner.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case
and the fact that several similarly situated co-accused persons have
been granted bail by co-ordinate bench of this Court, I find
substance in the contentions raised on behalf of petitioner.
Therefore, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The
petitioner 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 learned C.J.M., Latehar in
connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 71 of 2021 with condition
that petitioner shall appear physically on each and every date during
the trial of case till its conclusion unless his physical appearance is
dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned
trial court and with further condition that petitioner shall not indulge
in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the
witnesses or gain over them.
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
24.03.2026
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