Neutral Citation No. (2025: JHHC:23200) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 2299 of 2024 Sanjeev Kumar Panda, aged about 28 years, son of Sunil Kumar Panda, R/o Village Mahudar, P.O. Rewali, P.S. Katkamdag, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P. For the Informant: Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate --- Reserved on: 08.08.2025 Pronounced on: 12/08/2025 --- By Court: Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 445 of 2023 arising out of Bariatu P.S. Case No. 61 of 2023 for the offences registered under sections 364A, 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and cognizance was taken under section 336A, 302,201 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned A.J.C-VIII, Ranchi. 3. Earlier, the petitioner was granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court by order dated 29.07.2024. The Informant approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court for cancellation of bail. The Hon’ble Apex Court by setting aside the order passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court, remanded the matter back to this Court for reconsideration of the bail application of the petitioner. 4. On 03.03.2023 at about 8.45 P.M., son of the Informant namely Shaurya Kumar went to buy biscuits. Thereafter he went missing. Later on, it was found from the recording of the CCTV Camera installed outside the house of the Informant that an unknown person in Swift Dezire Car bearing No. BR 01EH 4217 has kidnapped the victim. 5. During the course of investigation, dead body of the victim was found concealed in a gunny bag at a place near Saporam Tank, Ring Road, Ranchi. It further transpired from the call dump report of the place of occurrence that the holder of the mobile phone no. 8789830230 was present at the place of occurrence. The petitioner was the holder of the said mobile phone. He was 2. apprehended. He confessed his guilt that he had kidnapped the victim for ransom. He further confessed that he has changed the number plate of the car by using a fake number plate being JH 01ER 2485. On his pointing out, broken piece of this number plate was recovered. It further appears that the petitioner had hired the car from Maa Tour and Travels Agency. The proprietor of the agency identified the petitioner as the person who had hired the car. It further appears that the petitioner had got the fake number plate made through M/s Suman Art and Car Accessories. The owner of Suman Art and Car Accessories namely Suman Shekhar also identified the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, it appears that there is overwhelming evidence against the petitioner for kidnapping and murder of the victim. Accordingly, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded