2026:JHHC:4468 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10467 of 2025 Champa Devi, aged about 40 years, wife of Late Khageshwar Pandit, R/o: Suriya Road Bagodar, Ramnagar, P.S.+P.O-Bagaodar, District- Giridih, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Mahesh Tewari, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, Advocate --- 03/17.02.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025 in connection with Nawadih P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025 for the alleged offence registered under Sections 103(1)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of Arms Act, said to have been pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown person and on the basis of mobile location, one Doman Ram was arrested who has taken the name of the petitioner in his confessional statement and also taken name of other accused persons. It had been alleged that the petitioner had hired criminals to get the victim murdered. He has further submitted that there is no recovery from the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the charge has already been framed. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has not been able to point out any further material from the case diary with regard to the involvement of the petitioner but, has submitted that there are enough circumstantial evidence to show that the petitioner was involved in the case of engaging criminals for the murder. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of this case and except confessional statement, nothing material could be pointed out by the learned counsel for the state from the records, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on 2026:JHHC:4468 2 furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Nawadih P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E- mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 17.02.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-17.02.2026