2026:JHHC:5153 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.243 of 2026 ----- Utam Pal, son of Hari Pal @ Sahdev Pal @ Jaydev Pal, resident of village Upper Majhiara, PO Bhurkunda, PS Dumka Muffasil, District Dumka … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. R. S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Parties : Ms. Ruby Pandey, APP : Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate …...... 02 /20.02.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 4. From the admitted facts it is apparent that the dispute arose in respect of transportation of the sand and thereafter scuffle took place and in said the scuffle the petitioner pushed the mother of the informant who fell down and sustain injury and later on died. 5. Considering the nature of allegation, I am of the opinion that prima-facie this case is not of murder, thus, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Dumka in connection with Raneshwar 2026:JHHC:5153 2 P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. 6. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 20.02.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 21.02.2026