1 B.A. No.792 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.792 of 2025 Bikram Kumar @ Bikram Kumar Rawani @ Vikram Kumar, aged about 28 years, S/o Anandi Ram, R/o Putki 13 No. P.O. & P.S. Kusunda, District - Dhanbad ..... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVNEET KUMAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Spl. PP ----- 2/07.02.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Spl. PP appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is one of the accused in connection with Putki P.S. Case No.102 of 2024, registered on 21.10.2024 under Sections 126(2)/127(2)/115(2)/117(2)/118(1)/109/3(5) of B.N.S. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the gist of the allegation as alleged against the petitioner in the FIR is that the informant’s brother-in-law (sala) Nausad Alam has been assaulted by two accused persons namely Ujjawal Kumar Mahato and Bikram Kumar Rawani (petitioner). 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the similarly situated co- accused person Ujjawal Kumar Mahato @ Ujala Kumar Mahato has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 05.02.2025 in B.A. No.928 of 2025 by the coordinate of this Court and as per the FIR, it is clear case that the case of the petitioner stands on similar footing. 5. Further it has been stated that it is boomerang effect of another FIR, which has been instituted by the co-accused Ujjawal Kumar Mahato against the victim of the present case Nausad Alam (who later on died) vide Putki P.S. case No.103 of 2024 dated 21.10.2024 alleging inter alia that the victim Naushad Alam along with three-four persons assaulted on Ujjawal Kumar Mahato because the victim Nausad Alam used to tease the brother of the co-accused Ujjawal Kumar Mahato, who was mentally differently abled person and the said victim Nausad had assaulted a fatal blow upon the co-accused Ujjawal Kumar and therefore the co-accused Ujjawal Kumar had instituted a case vide Putki P.S. Case No.103 of 2024. 2 B.A. No.792 of 2025 6. Further it has been submitted that the victim in this case is said to have died after about one and half months and therefore it is not a case of murder and it is utmost a case of culpable homicide. 7. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is in jail since 31.10.2024 and the charge-sheet in this case has been submitted and therefore the possibility of tampering with the evidence is very remote. 8. On the other hand, the learned State counsel opposed the prayer for bail submitting that the case diary may be called for in order to appreciate the case and the parity with Ujjawal Kumar Mahato, who is said to have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 05.02.2025 in B.A. No.928 of 2025 by the coordinate bench of this Court, although he did not controvert the fact that the bare perusal of the FIR, the case of this petitioner stands on similar footing with the co- accused Ujjawal Kumar Mahto, who is said to have been enlarged on bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court. 9. Having heard learned counsels for the parties, perused the record of this case. 10. Having taken into consideration the persuasive submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner, it is found just and fair to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 11. Accordingly, petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Putki P.S. Case No.102 of 2024, subject to the condition that the petitioner will cooperate in the trial and will appear before the learned court below on each and every date as and when required by them, failing which, appropriate order shall be passed by the learned court below for the cancellation of bail in accordance with law. (Navneet Kumar, J.) R.Kumar