( 2025:JHHC:26391 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 7458 of 2025 Baldev Mahali, aged about 23 years, son of Raj Kumar Mahali, resident of Village- Mahalimurup, P.O.- Burudih, P.S.- Seraikela, District- Seraikela at Kharswan. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Naveen Kumar Gaunjhu, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 01.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Karaikela P.S. Case No. 11 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 238(b) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Singhbhum, Chakradharpur at Chaibasa. 3. On 16.08.2024, uncle of the informant went missing. During course of investigation, on 19.08.2024, his dead body was found lying near Village Bardih. FIR was registered against named accused Bishnu Pradhan. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has come in the confession of co-accused Bishnu Pradhan. It was further submitted that nothing incriminating was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It was finally submitted that co-accused Maheshwar Pradhan and Vishnu Pradhan @ Bishnu have been granted bail by this Court vide B.A. No. 10618 of 2024 and B.A. No. 1062 of 2025 respectively. 5. 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Singhbhum, Chakradharpur at Chaibasa, in connection with Karaikela P.S. Case No. 11 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.