( 2025:JHHC:33063 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7452 of 2025 ------- Pankaj Gope, aged about 23 years, son of Bahura Gope, resident of village Idri, P.O. Murto, P.S. Bero, District Ranchi. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P -------- 03/ Dated 04.11.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bero P.S. Case No. 18 of 2024, S.T. Case No.549 of 2024, for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri Pawan Kumar, learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XII, Ranchi. On 09.02.2024, petitioner is alleged to have assaulted the brother of the informant by a hoe, due to which, he succumbed to his injuries. It was submitted that it is the case where the petitioner had given only a single blow on the person of the deceased. From perusal of the postmortem report, it appears that deceased had sustained multiple injuries with several fractures on his head. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) November 04, 2025 BS/-