Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:29023 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8716 of 2025 ------- Chhotu Singh @ Nagendra Singh, aged about 37 years, son of Late Surendra Singh, resident of Shalimar, P.O. & P.S. Jorapokhar, District Dhanbad. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P. P. -------- 02/ Dated 19.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No. 122 of 2023, S.T. Case No.18 of 2025, for the offence under Sections 326 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri D. C. Awasthi, learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 9433/2024, by order dated 21.01.2025. Petitioner is alleged to have inflicted knife blow on the neck of the informant, due to which, he sustained grievous injury. It was submitted that petitioner is in custody since 02.09.2024. It was further submitted that only two witnesses have been examined, out of eight charge-sheeted witnesses. 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 Sri D. C. Awasthi, learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad, in connection with Jorapokhar P.S. Case No. 122 of 2023, S.T. Case No.18 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) 19th September, 2025 BS/-