( 2026:JHHC:875 ) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- B.A. No. 11235 of 2025 ---- Balram Singh, aged 48 years, son of late Jado Singh, resident of village- Murgidih, P.O. and P.S. Barwadih, District-Latehar ….. Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand …... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P 03/14.01.2026 :- Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with S.T. Case No. 157 of 2025 arising out of Barwadih P.S. Case No. 21/2025, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 664 of 2025, registered under sections 103(1)/3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. He next submits that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and the informant and petitioner are relatives. He further submits that named accused person namely, Lokendra Singh @ Chhottu Singh @ Chhotu Singh has been granted regular bail in B.A. No. 6805 of 2025 and two unknown co-accused persons have been granted regular bail in B.A. No.6984 of 2025 and B.A. No. 8332 of 2025 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the petitioner is in custody since 17.04.2025. ( 2026:JHHC:875 ) 2 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the case has been registered under sections 103(1)/3(5) of BNS, 2023. 5. Considering that named accused person namely, Lokendra Singh @ Chhattu Singh @ Chhotu Singh and two unknown co- accused persons have been granted regular bail in the aforesaid B.As by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and it has been pointed out that informant and petitioner are relatives and the petitioner is in custody since 17.04.2025, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on regular 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-I, Latehar, in connection with S.T. Case No. 157 of 2025 arising out of Barwadih P.S. Case No. 21/2025, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 664 of 2025. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dt. 14.01.2026 Satyarthi/