2025:JHHC:26599 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5441 of 2025 Lakhan Tudu @ Lokhan Tudu, aged about -40 years son of Sayamul Tudu, resident of Village- Mehandipur, P.O. Mohanpur, P.S. Radhanagar, District- Sahibganj ….........Petitioners Vrs. The State of Jharkhand .......... Opposite Party ….... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Petitioners : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ashutosh Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. 06/02.09.2025 Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 31.08.2022, has renewed the prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 89 of 2021 arising out of Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 165 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 578 of 2020 registered for the offence under Section 302/34 of the IPC and under Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Dain) Practices Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Rajmahal. 3. The prayer for bail of the applicant was earlier rejected vide order dated 20.04.2023 passed in B.A. No. 339 of 2023. 4. It has been submitted by 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 their part. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. It has been brought to the notice of the Court that prosecution evidence is complete in the instant matter. 7. Considering the stage of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) A.Mohanty