[2026:JHHC:5727] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.747 of 2026 ------ Suresh Besra @ Bhadu, aged about 32 years, Son of Pandu Besra, Resident of Village- Pagda, P.O. & P.S. – Bodam, District- East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Akshay Kr. Mahato, Advocate Mr. Saibal Mitra, Advocate For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, Addl. P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-26-02-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bodam P.S. Case No.19 of 2024 registered under Section 302, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail as earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 29.01.2025 passed in B.A. No.9256 of 2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co- accused persons, has committed the murder of Raja Ram. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that eight out of eleven witnesses have been examined by the prosecution and all of them have supported the case of the prosecution. It is next submitted that the fresh ground is that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that it is a settled principle of law that merely because the co-accused has been granted bail, is not a ground to release other accused on bail on the principle of parity as the allegation of each one of them will be different. It is next submitted that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence if released on bail, hence, the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, his chance of absconding and tampering with evidence if released on bail, the overwhelming evidence against him as well as the fact that bail merely cannot be granted on the ground of parity; as has been held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Sagar vs. State of U.P. & Another passed in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.8865 of 2025 vide order dated 28.11.2025 reported in 2025 INSC 1370, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the above-named petitioner be released on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated- 26.02.2026-Animesh/