( 2025:JHHC:24835 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6746 of 2025 Ayush Ekka, aged about 20 years, son of Jowakim Ekka, resident of Jojosiring, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S.- Dhurwa (Tupudana), District- Ranchi. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate Mr. Akhouri Awinash Kumar, Adv. For the Opp. Party : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 22.08.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Dhurwa (Tupudana) P.S. Case No. 205 of 2021, corresponding to S.T. No. 318 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 379, 302, 34 the Indian Penal Code and charge has been framed under Sections 379, 302, 34 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Addl. Judicial Commissioner-XI, Ranchi. 3. Prayer for bail of this petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 7881 of 2024 by order dated 06.12.2024. 4. On 12/ 13.11.2021, daughter of the informant went missing. Subsequently, on 13.11.2021, her dead body was recovered from Village- Bermadh near Shanti Nagar. She was found to be murdered. Suspicion has been raised against the petitioner along with other unknown persons that they might have committed the murder of the deceased. 5. During course of investigation, co-accused Ravi Minz was apprehended. He confessed that he along with co-accused persons had abducted and sexually assaulted her. When the friend of the deceased resisted the sexual assault, he was also murdered. Thereafter, the petitioner was also apprehended. On confession of co-accused Ravi Minz, incriminating articles were recovered. 6. It was submitted that nothing was recovered on the pointing out of the petitioner. It was further submitted that the petitioner is in custody for about two years. 7. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Judicial Commissioner-XI, Ranchi, in connection with S.T. No. 318 of 2024 arising out of Dhurwa (Tupudana) P.S. Case No. 205 of 2021. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.