( 2025:JHHC:22333 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6490 of 2025 ------- Ramesh Mahto @ Ramesh Kumar Mahto, aged about 43 years, son of Sarwan Lal Mahto, resident of village Budhakhap near Durga Mandap, P.O. Mandu, P.S. Mandu (Kujju), District Ramgarh. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Praveen Shankar Dayal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 07.08.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mandu (Kuju) P.S. Case No. 88 of 2023, for the offence registered under Sections 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh. On 18.04.2023 at about 11:00 a.m, the son of the informant namely Raj Kumar was assaulted by the petitioner and co-accused persons. On 20.04.2023, the son of the informant went for call of nature behind his house. Thereafter, he was found hanging from an electric pole. Suspicion has been raised against the petitioner and co-accused persons that they might have committed his murder. It was submitted that apart from suspicion, there is no other material against the petitioner on record. It was further submitted that co-accused Surendra Mahto has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. It was also submitted that co-accused Arti Devi, Govind Mahto and Naresh Mahto have been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court also. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh, in connection with Mandu (Kuju) P.S. Case No. 88 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-