[2026:JHHC:14483] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1549 of 2026 ------ Prakash Hessa, aged about 44 years, S/o Budhan Singh Hessa, Resident of Village- Daudangua, P.O.- Bara Jhinkpani, P.S.- Tonto, Dist.- West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.04 Dated-12-05-2026 Heard the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a Supplementary Affidavit. Let the same be kept in the record. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tonto P.S. Case No.31 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No.233 of 2023 (S.T. Case No.343 of 2023) registered for the offences punishable under Section 302, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with the co-accused persons have committed the murder of Sura Purty after taking money for the same and the petitioner and the co-accused persons committed the murder of Sura Purty in the house of the co-accused Badam Champia by strangulating his neck with a piece of plastic rope. 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 the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his self-confessional statement. It is next submitted that in the meanwhile, the doctor and the wife of the deceased have been examined during the trial but the wife of the deceased has not supported the case of the prosecution and has been declared hostile and even though the prosecution put leading questions to her; still, she did not support the case of the prosecution. 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 28.01.2023 as has been mentioned in para-18 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 Additional Sessions Judge-III, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with Tonto P.S. Case No.31 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No.233 of 2023 (S.T. Case No.343 of 2023) 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-12.05.2026-Animesh/