2025:JHHC:30466 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 8149 of 2025 Pradip Machuwa @ Krishna Machhua ….. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opposite Party ----- CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner: Mr. D. K. Chakraverty, Advocate For the State: Ms. Lily Sahay, A.P.P ----- 02/26.09.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 447, 504, 323, 307 & 302/34 IPC, Sections 25(1-b)a & 27 of the Arms Act [charge has been framed under Sections 452, 504, 307, 323, 302 & 34 IPC and Sections 25(1-b)a & 27 of the Arms Act]. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s regular bail applications were earlier rejected by this Court vide orders dated 08.07.2019 & 18.11.2022 passed in B.A. Nos. 5495/2019 & 11666/2022 respectively. By way of the present bail application, the petitioner has renewed his prayer for regular bail primarily for the reason that he is in judicial custody in the present case since 06.06.2016 i.e. more than nine years and there is no positive progress in the trial. Hence, the petitioner may be given the privilege of regular bail. 4. A report with respect to status of the trial has been submitted by the cornered Trial Court i.e. the District & Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum-Special Court (C.A.W), Jamshedpur vide letter dated 17.09.2025. The said report suggests that out of ten chargesheet witnesses, only five witnesses have been examined. The last witness was examined on 25.05.2023. 5. Learned A.P.P opposes the petitioner’s prayer for bail. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that the petitioner in in judicial custody in connection with the present case for more 2025:JHHC:30466 than nine years and there is no positive progress in the trial, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (twenty thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Jamshedpur in connection with S.T. Case No. 10/2017, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be present as and when required by the Court, failing which the Trial Court is at liberty to pass appropriate order against the petitioner in accordance with law. Satish/- (RAJESH SHANKAR, J)