2025:JHHC:11173 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2901 of 2025 Asan Mirdaha @ Chotu aged about 24 years, S/o - Jahir Mirdaha, R/o -Vill - Fori, P.S. & P.O. - Gumla, Dist - Gumla, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : M/s. Arup Kr. Dey, A.P.P --- 02/11.04.2025 Heard the Parties. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 86/2024, arising out of Gumla P.S. Case No. 412/2023, registered under sections 376, 302, 201 and 34 of IPC, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge - I - cum - Spl Judge, Gumla. On 30.11.2023 daughter of the informant was raped and beheaded. During the course of investigation witnesses have stated about the complicity of the petitioner. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the trial of this case is under progress and out of 9 witnesses, 7 witnesses have already been examined. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case and considering the nature of allegation and the fact that the trial of this case is under progress; I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is hereby rejected. Learned trial court shall conclude the trial at the earliest. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh uploaded