2025:JHHC:23742 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7271 of 2025 -------- Ramkeshwar Oraon @ Ghamru Oraon, age about 35 years, S/o Lok Bandhya Oraon, R/o Chatakpur, P.O. & P.S.-Senha, District-Lohardaga ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Altamash Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, A.P.P. -------- Order No. 02/ Dated: 14th August, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Senha P.S. Case No. 113 of 2023 (G.R. No. 592 of 2023), registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons has committed the murder of Bajrang Baitha. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and admittedly, Bajrang Baitha was using force against the daughter of the petitioner demanding country made liquor and in the consequential hot exchange of words and in a fit of anger the petitioner assaulted the deceased with a bamboo along with his brother. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 01.09.2023, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 08 of the bail application and the petitioner had no intention to kill Bajrang Baitha. 4. It is further submitted that bail granted to co-accused Chhediya Oraon @ Mangra Oraon by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.06.2025 passed in B.A. No. 2315 of 2024 and the case of the present petitioner is on 2025:JHHC:23742 2 similar footing to that of co-accused who has been enlarged on bail. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case therefore, the petitioner be admitted on bail. 5. The learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer of bail but did not controvert the fact that the case of the present petitioner is on similar footing to that of co-accused. 6. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Lohardaga, in connection with Senha P.S. Case No. 113 of 2023 (G.R. No. 592 of 2023), 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. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Arpit