IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 11107 of 2024 Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar Singh, aged about 45 years, son of Late Ganesh Singh, resident of Village Budhapur, P.O and P.S. Lambhua, District Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party With B.A No. 11013 of 2024 Randhir Dhananjay Kumar @ Dhanji, aged about 49 years, son of Late Krishnandan Singh, resident of Kolakusma, Indory Factory, P.O and P.S. Saraidhela, District Dhanbad --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party With B.A No. 11093 of 2024 Sagar Singh @ Shibu, aged about 29 years, son of Late Ram Bahadur Singh, resident of Village Manpur Jhaliya, P.O and P.S. Lambhua, District Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioners: Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P.[B.A 11107/2025] Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, A.P.P [B.A. 11013/2025] Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, A.P.P [B.A. 11093/2025] For the Informant: Mr. Ajit Kumar, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Chanchal Jain, Advocate --- 03 / 04.03.2025 All these bail applications arise out of the same police case. Accordingly, they are being disposed of by a common order. Heard the parties. 2. Petitioners have been made accused in connection with S.T. Case no. 276 of 2017 arising out of Saraidhela P.S. Case No. 48 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. No. 1156 of 2017 for the offences registered under sections 307, 302 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad. 3. On 21.03.2017 at about 3.30 p.m., one Neeraj Singh and three others were murdered by the named accused persons. Occurrence had taken place due to long-standing rivalry between two prominent families of Dhanbad. 2. 4. Petitioners are not named in the FIR. As far as the petitioners Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar Singh and Randhir Dhananjay Kumar @ Dhanji are concerned, it is alleged that they have conspired in the commission of the murder of Neeraj Singh. As far as the petitioner Sagar Singh @ Shibu is concerned, his name had come in the confession of co- accused that he had fired at the deceased. 5. Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, submitted that similarly situated co-accused Sanjay Singh has been granted bail by this court earlier. It was further submitted that another co-accused Dablu Mishra has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. It was finally submitted that co-accused Jainendra Singh @ Pintu has gone to the Apex Court for grant of bail which was allowed. 6. Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned Senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Informant, has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that as far as the petitioner Sagar Singh @ Shibu is concerned, he was put on T.I. Parade and he was identified as one of the assailants. 7. At this stage, Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, submitted that the person who had identified this petitioner in the T.I. Parade, has not identified him in the court. 8. Considering the nature of allegation, petitioners- Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar Singh and Randhir Dhananjay Kumar @ Dhanji are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in connection with S.T. Case no. 276 of 2017 arising out of Saraidhela P.S. Case No. 48 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. No. 1156 of 2017. 8. So far as the petitioner Sagar Singh @ Shibu is concerned, his prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded