2025:JHHC:29810 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No.8382 of 2025 Samuel Gudiya @ Chamu, aged about 44 years, son of Late Abraham Gudiya, resident of Village Kursi, P.O. Bandgaon, P.S. Bandgaon, Distict – West Singhbhum. …… Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR --------- For the Petitioner : Ms. Puja Agarwal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P --------- 02/Dated: 25 th September, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 14.03.2023, has approached this Court for grant of regular bail through Jharkhand High Court Legal Services Committee, Ranchi, in connection with S.T. No.297 of 2023, arising out of Bandgaon P.S. Case No.9 of 2023, pending in the court of learned Principal Sessions Judge, West Singhbum at Chaibasa. 3. It appears that this applicant has been made an accused for committing the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that complete set of F.I.R along with its enclosures have been annexed with the present bail application and there is no suppression on his/ her part. Innocence of the applicant has been claimed and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted that the applicant was not present at the place of occurrence and nothing incriminating has been recovered from his possession. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 5. Learned A.P.P has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the nature of crime and the materials available on record, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicant is, hereby, rejected. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 25th September, 2025 Ravi-Chandan/-