[2026:JHHC:7886] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.341 of 2026 ------ Bijay Nayak @ Vijay Nayak, aged about 42 years, S/O- Bandhan Nayak, R/o- Village- Tumbagutu, Karam Toli, P.O. + P.S. – Namkum, Dist.- Ranchi .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 20-03-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No.98 of 2023 registered under Section 302, 201 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed the murder of the son of the informant namely Ankit Nayak in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused Bideshiya Nayak who was having illicit relationship with the wife of the informant; which was being protested by the deceased and the petitioner caused the disappearance of the evidence of the murder by throwing the dead body of the deceased in a well. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the co-accused, has already been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.09.2024 passed in B.A. No.8208 of 2024. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 18.11.2025. 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 keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner of committing the murder of the son of the informant namely Ankit Nayak only because he was protesting the illicit relationship of the co-accused with his mother, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence if released on bail. It is, therefore, submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner of committing the murder of the son of the informant namely Ankit Nayak as well as his chance of absconding and tampering with the evidence, 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- 20.03.2026-Animesh/