( 2025:JHHC:24634 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 3618 of 2025 Birsa Mundu @ Luki, aged about 28 years, son of Late Dukhan Mundu, resident of Village- Tokad (Karwa), P.O. & P.S.- Bandgaon, District- West Singhbhum. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 21.08.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Arki P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. No. 23 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 126(2), 103(1), 118(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Khunti. 3. On 18.09.2024, the informant was on the way to Bandgaon Bazar with her husband. When she reached near Boukama at Bandgaon-Arki Main Road, four-five unknown person came there and blind folded the informant. When she resisted, one of the accused stabbed her on her waist. It is further alleged that the accused persons also stabbed her husband to death. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. It was further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confession of Kande Soy @ Joseph Soy. It was finally submitted that similarly situated several co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court vide B.A. Nos. 807 of 2025, 808 of 2025 and 829 of 2025. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Khunti, in connection with S.T. No. 23 of 2025 arising out of Arki P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.