( 2025:JHHC:23373 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2974 of 2025 ------- Shankar Bedia, son of Rathwa Bedia, aged about 38 years, resident of village Khakhsi Toli, P.O. Nawagarh, P.S. Sikidiri, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Suresh Prajapati, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P. P. -------- 03/ Dated 12.08.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sikidiri P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023, S.T. Case No.700 of 2023, for the offence registered under Sections 341, 324 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri Mithilesh Kumar Singh, learned AJC-VI, Ranchi. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide B.A. No.3017/2024, by order dated 25.06.2024. Petitioner is alleged to have inflicted Axe blow on the wife of the informant, due to which, she sustained grievous injuries. It was submitted that petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2023. Considering the period of custody, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, 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 Sri Mithilesh Kumar Singh, learned AJC-VI, Ranchi, in connection with Sikidiri P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023, S.T. Case No.700 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-