2025:JHHC:23022 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 6961 of 2025 Vikash Murmu @ Panchu @ Pandu, aged about 24 years, son of Surendra Murmu, R/o-Vill-Bhul, PO-Massanjore, PS-Tongra, District- Dumka (Jharkhand) … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) :Mr. Shivam Utkarsh Sahay, Advocate For the State :Ms. Amrita Kumari, APP -------- Order No. 02/Dated: 8th August 2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T. Case No. 270 of 2022 arising out of Dumka(M) PS Case No. 123 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made in the FIR are highly improbable and suffer from contradictions. The delay in lodging the FIR, as the alleged incident took place on 23.06.2022, but the FIR was lodged only on 04.07.2022, raises serious doubt about the veracity of the allegations. He further submits that charge has been framed in this case on 13.12.2022 and out of seven witnesses only two witnesses have been examined. He submits that the petitioner is in custody since 05.07.2022 as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances that though the charge has been framed way back on 13.12.2022 and out of seven witnesses only two have been examined till date but the informant 2025:JHHC:23022 2 has not been examined coupled with the period of custody, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and accordingly, the petitioner, above- named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II- cum-FTC, O.A.W., Dumka in connection with S.T. Case No. 270 of 2022 arising out of Dumka (M) PS Case No. 123 of 2022. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial Court and he shall not threaten any witness and shall cooperate in trial and if any adverse report will come against this petitioner, learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Amit