( 2025:JHHC:16956 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5074 of 2025 ------ Jaydev Swansi aged about 25 years S/o Shiveshwar Swansi R/o Village-Baredih, P.O. & P.S.-Tamar, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand). .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... ....Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25-06-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No.204 of 2023 arising out of Tamar P.S. Case No.87 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3/4 of Prevention of Witchcraft (Daain) Practices Act. 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 have committed murder of wife of the informant. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that learned counsel for the petitioner files the certified copy of the depositions of three witnesses examined and in this case except PW-1 who saw the petitioner escaping from the place of occurrence with a Tangi, the other two witnesses have stated that they have heard from the husband of the deceased that the petitioner and others have committed the murder of his wife. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para- 13 of this bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 28.09.2022 as is evident from Para-01 of this bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.J.C-XX., Ranchi in connection with S.T. Case No.204 of 2023 arising out of Tamar P.S. Case No.87 of 2022 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/