Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:29906 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 8298 of 2025 Moni Mahanty @ Chitranjan Mahanty @ Moni Mohanty @ Chitranjan Mohanty, aged about 31 years, S/o Late Raju Mohanty, resident of Refugee Colony, P.O & P.S. Sitaramdera, Town Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, A.P.P. --- 02 / 25.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. No. 171 of 2025 arising out of Mango (Olidih O.P) P.S. Case No. 311 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 61(2), 109 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 25(1-B) (a), 26, 27 and 35 of Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Jamshedpur. 3. In the midnight of 15.11.2024, Informant came to know that her husband Tony Singh was shot dead by the petitioner and co-accused persons. One Vishnu Tuddu had also sustained firearm injury in the said occurrence. 4. Statement of the injured Vishnu Tuddu has been recorded under section 180 of the B.N.S.S. in which he has stated that Avinash Singh has shot at him and the deceased, due to which, he sustained injury and the deceased died. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that there is no specific allegation of firing against the petitioner. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Jamshedpur in connection with S.T. No. 171 of 2025 arising out of Mango (Olidih O.P) P.S. Case No. 311 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J) September 25, 2025 Ranjeet/