[2026:JHHC:15218] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.4170 of 2026 ------ Julsen Lugun aged about 38 years, Son of Eliyas Lugun, Resident at village Kudpani, Nagfeni, P.O. & P.S. T. Tanger, District Simdega, (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Gaurav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-15-05-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with T. Tanger P.S. Case No.23 of 2025 (S.T. No.46 of 2025) registered for the offences punishable under Section 103 (1) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed the murder of his own brother by burning the dead body of his brother with dried leaves. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-17 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of hearsay statements and his self-confessional statement according to which, the deceased came and under the influence of liquor, threatened him and beat the petitioner and in retaliation, the petitioner also beat the deceased with a bamboo kept in his house and by such beating on the back and head of the deceased, the deceased fell down on the ground and with the fear that if the deceased regains sense, he will kill the petitioner, the petitioner put the dried leaves on the body of the deceased and set fire to it. It is further submitted that even going by the confessional statement of the petitioner, the occurrence took place while fight between the two parties was going on and on sudden provocation. It is also submitted that no witness has been examined as yet. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 01.03.2025 as has been mentioned in para-17 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Sessions Judge, Simdega in connection with T. Tanger P.S. Case No.23 of 2025 (S.T. No.46 of 2025) with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-15.05.2026-Animesh/