( 2025:JHHC:22044 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6445 of 2025 Jelu Mahtha @ Jitendra Mahtha, aged about 33 years, son of Hariday Mahtha @ Hirday Mahtha, resident of Village- Amgariya, P.O.- Malhara, P.S.- Rikhiya, District- Deoghar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate ----- 2/ 06.08.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Rikhiya P.S. Case No. 53 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1) of the B.N.S, 2023 and Sections 25(1-b) a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. On 09.03.2025 at about 11.00 pm, the informant along with her husband was returning from a marriage ceremony, while on the way, they were intercepted by accused persons and it is alleged that the petitioner shot her husband, due to which he succumbed to his injuries. 4. There is specific allegation against the petitioner that he had shot the husband of the informant, due to which he died. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.