(2026:JHHC:4689) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 11058 of 2025 Vikky Singh @ Appa Rao @ Vikoy Singh, s/o late Tarsim Singh, aged about 21 years, resident of Olidih Club Road, PO - Mango, PS - Olidih, Jamshedpur, District - East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Nath Upadhyay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kr. Gaundhu, Advocate --- 04/18th February, 2026 1. This Bail Application under Section 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been filed to release the petitioner on regular bail in connection with S. T. No. 299 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 881 of 2025 arising from Olidih P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 103 (1) / 3 (5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge - I, Jamshedpur. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Perused the material available on record and also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 4. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with Suraj Bandra @ Mutu and Rajveer Boipai @ Chotu and the deceased were consuming liquor. Thereafter the dead body of the deceased was found in the third floor of the school premises. There is no eye witness of the occurrence save and except the fact that they were seen together at some point of time. It is submitted that Suraj Bandra @ Mutu and Rajveer Boipai @ Chotu have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court on 05.08.2025 and 10.11.2025 respectively. (2026:JHHC:4689) 2 5. Since the similarly situated persons have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court, I am inclined to allow this application. 6. Accordingly, this Bail Application is allowed. The petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail in connection with S. T. No. 299 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 881 of 2025 arising from Olidih P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge - I, Jamshedpur, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his / her own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Aditi Uploaded on:- 21.02.2026