[2026:JHHC:14715 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3965 of 2026 Bhola Karmali, aged about 41 years, S/o Kariman Karmali, R/o village- Bundu, P.O. + P.S.- Keredari, Dist.- Hazaribag-825311 (Jharkhand) … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Kislay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Pramod Kumar , Adv. For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, Addl.. PP 02 / 13.05.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Keredari P. S. case no. 184 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 103(1), 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3/4 of Prevention of Daain (Witch) Practices Act and Section 27 of Arms Act.. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of Ruplal Karmali. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that admittedly, the informant has not seen the assailant who shot dead her husband. It is then submitted that only because of suspicion as earlier the petitioner and his parents threatened the deceased to see him, the petitioner is named in the FIR and additionally, he led to recovery of the arms used in the alleged occurrence. It is then submitted that there is no scientific evidence to suggest that the alleged weapon by which the murder of deceased was committed and which recovery was led by the petitioner, was involved in commission of the deceased. It is then submitted that the petitioner is a young boy. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 11 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 30.12.2025, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused with similar allegations has already been admitted on bail by this court vide order dated 18.04.2026 passed in B.A. No. 3135 of 2026 hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JMFC, Hazaribag in connection with Keredari P. S. case no. 184 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 13.05.2026 Smita/-