RANCHI, India, Jan. 3 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 2:
1. Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned Special P.P.-NIA.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 07-08-2025 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No. 1327/2025 in Special (N.I.A.) Case No. 02 of 2020 corresponding to RC Case No. 25 of 2020/NIA/DLI arising out of Chandwa P.S. Case No. 158/2019 by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVI-cum Special Judge, N.I.A. at Ranchi, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.
3. The prosecution case is that on 22.11.2019 at 8:00P.M., a patrolling party of Chandwa Police Station in course of patrolling duty stopped at Lukuiya More at Chandwa. It has been alleged that the cadre of banned terrorist organization i.e. CPI (Maoist) who were waiting in advance, fired indiscriminately at the police patrolling party which led to the death of 4 police personnel. Arms and ammunitions were also looted from the martyred police personnel and by raising slogans, the Maoists fled away. Later on, one of the Home Guard namely, Dinesh Ram who had escaped unhurt, rushed to the Chandwa Police Station and lodged a complaint.
Based on the aforesaid allegations, Chandwa P.S. Case No. 158 of 2019 was instituted against 18 named and some unknown accused persons. On completion of investigation, charge- sheet was submitted against Baijnath Ganjhu, Sunil Ganjhu @ Mangra, Rajesh Kumar Ganjhu, Sanjay Ganjhu, Naresh Ganjhu and Faguna Ganjhu. The Central Government in exercise of its power conferred under Sub-section (5) of Section 6 read with Section 8 of the National Investigating Agency Act, 2008 vide M.H.A. New Delhi, CTCR Division Order no. 11011/42/2020/NIA dated 22.06.2020 directed the NIA to take up the investigation and accordingly, Chandwa P.S. Case No. 158 of 2019 was re-registered as R.C. No. 25 of 2020/NIA/DLI under Sections 147, 148, 149, 452, 302, 353 & 379 of Indian Penal Code, under Section 27 of the Arms Act, under Section 17 (i) & (ii) of Criminal Law Amendment Act and under Sections 10, 13, 17 and 18 of Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act, 1967. The NIA had submitted the first supplementary charge-sheet against 34 persons for the offences punishable under Sections 120 (B), 121, 121 (A), 122, 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 353, 395, 396 & 427 of Indian Penal Code, under Sections 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 38, 39 & 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and under Sections 25 (1-b) a, 26, 27 & 35 of the Arms Act.
4. It has been submitted by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated only on the basis of suspicion. The appellant has been alleged to be an overground worker of the terrorist organization and he did not have any direct connection with the incident which led to the death of 4 Police personnel. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 06-01-2020 and there is no chance of the trial being concluded in the near future. Mr. Kumar has further submitted that in similar circumstances, co-accused Rajesh Ganju has been granted bail by a Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 812/2025.
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