IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 198 of 2025 Umesh Kumar Pandey, aged about 35 years, son of Basdev Pandey, resident of Seregara, P.O and P.S. Balumath, District Latehar --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. --- 03 / 04.03.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No. 159 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 27 of Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag. 3. On 06.08.2024 at about 9.30 a.m., husband of the Informant namely Parshuram Prasad left his home. Thereafter at about 7.50 p.m., his dead body was recovered from a place near Lakhe Cemetery. It is alleged that due to previous enmity, named accused persons might have committed his murder. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has come in the confession of co- accused Dhanu Paswan who has been granted bail by this court vide B.A. No. 1074 of 2025. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No. 159 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded