IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 401 of 2025 Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Kasera, aged about 36 years, son of Late Laxman Prasad, Resident of Mohalla near Kali Mandir, Okani, South Sheopuri, P.O.- Bodam Bazar P.S. Lohsinghna, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. B.M. Tripathi, Sr. Advocate Mrs. Nutan Kumari Sharma, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Special P.P. For the Informant: Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate --- 03 / 11.03.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Lohsinghna P.S. Case No. 228 of 2023 for the offences registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 3. 07.10.2023 at about 9.30 a.m., son of the informant was assaulted in front of Hari Om General Store, due to which, he succumbed to his injuries. Informant has raised suspicion on several persons that they might have committed the murder of his son. 4. It appears that on 26.11.2023 statement of an independent witness Ajay Yadav was recorded in which he has stated that he has seen the petitioner giving rod blow on the person of the deceased. It further appears that on 15.01.2024 statement of another witness Kundan Kumar Singh was recorded in which he has stated that he has seen the petitioner assaulting the deceased by rod. 5. Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Informant submitted that prior to the present case, deceased had instituted a case against several persons that they have assaulted him. However, he had not named the petitioner as the person who had assaulted him. 6. Though, prosecution has recorded the statement of two witnesses who are said to have claimed that they have seen the petitioner assaulting the deceased, but their statement were recorded after belated stage from 2. the date of occurrence and the delay as to why they kept mum for a considerable period of time, has not been explained. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh in connection with Lohsinghna P.S. Case No. 228 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded