IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1848 of 2025 Ajay Kumar Singh @ Ajay Singh, aged about 40 years, S/o Bhagwan Singh, R/o Shiv Shakti Nagar, Chas, P.O. & P.S. Chas, District Bokaro, Jharkhand 827013. … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. Rajiv Ranjan, Advocate For the State : M/s. Sanat Kumar Jha, A.P.P --- 02/06.03.2025 Heard the Parties. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with B.S. City P.S. Case No. 8 of 2023 for the offence under section 364 of the Indian Penal Code, later on, Sections 302, 201 & 120B r/w Section 34 of the I.P.C. were added, pending in the court of Sri Bhupesh Chandra Samad, learned. J.M. 1st Class, Bokaro. On 07.01.2023, staff of the Informant namely Bhim Singh left his quarter with co-accused Rakesh Kumar Sah. It is alleged that both of them consumed liquor and entered into brawl. In the meantime, petitioner and other co-accused persons came there and abducted Bhim Singh and thereafter, dead body of Bhim Singh was recovered. During the course of investigation, it transpired that the witnesses Awadhesh Singh and Md. Dilshad in their statement recorded under section 161 of the Cr. P.C have stated that they had seen the petitioner abducting the deceased. It was submitted that Awadhesh Singh and Md. Dilshad recorded during the trial in which they have stated that they know nothing about the occurrence and as such, they have been declared hostile. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this court earlier. It was finally submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons had faced separate trial have been acquitted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Bokaro. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Bhupesh Chandra Samad, learned J.M. 1st Class, Bokaro or his successor in connection with B.S. City P.S. Case No. 8 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded