2026:JHHC:263 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9335 of 2025 ------ Chotu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar, son of Somar Saw, resident of Village Dumarjhara, P.O. & P.S. Gawan, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Kabutri Devi, wife of Late Suresh Saw, resident of Village Barmasia, P.O. Birne, P.S. Gawan, District Giridih .... .... .... Opp. Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Prashant Kumar Rai, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ------ Order No.04 / Dated : 07.01.2026 Bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner- Chotu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar, who is in custody since 17.08.2025 in connection with Gawan P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 89, 109(1), 118(2), 238, 351(1), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih is pressed into motion. Petitioner is brother-in-law of the injured victim girl and the FIR is lodged by her mother. As per the FIR, after the death of the husband of the victim, she was married to this petitioner. When she became pregnant, her family members forced her for abortion and administered poison. It is also alleged that on 09.04.2025, she was fired upon by this petitioner as a result of which she sustained bullet injury on her chest and was under treatment in the hospital. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of petitioner that victim/injured has not at all supported the prosecution case in her statement under Section 180 as well as Section 183 of the BNSS. It has been stated that she sustained injury over her chest due to fall and has not alleged anything against this petitioner. There is no injury report issued by any Government hospital and the injury report which is on record, is of the private nursing home. Learned A.P.P. opposed the bail petition. Injured has not supported the prosecution case in her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS. Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit Uploaded 08.01.2026