IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1608 of 2025 ------- Santosh Mandal, aged about 40 years, son of Late Bhaglu Mandal, resident of village Kanhaiya Stan, P.O. & P.S. Rajmahal, District Sahibganj. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. -------- 02/ Dated 25.02.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Rajmahal P.S. Case No. 184 of 2024, S.T. Case No.22 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 309(2)/109(2) of B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1- B)a/26/35 of the Arms Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Rajmahal. On 31.10.2024 at about 10:10 a.m,, the informant, who is an Officer In-charge of Rajmahal Police Station, received a confidential information that some persons are assaulting passersby near Budhwaria at National Highway Road. The informant went to the place of occurrence and apprehended the petitioner. On search, a loaded country made pistol was recovered. Learned A.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that he is an accused as many as 13 cases. 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. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-