2026:JHHC:16050 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 2923 of 2026 --- Md. Mahmood @ Mahmood Alam Ansari … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party(s) --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. H. K. Shikarwar, Advocate For the Opposite Party(s) : A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate --- 2/02.06.2026 Heard Mr. Hemant Kumar Shikarwar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. assisted by Mr. Pratiush Lala, learned counsel appearing for the informant. The petitioner is an accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 619 of 2025 arising out of Topchanchi P.S. Case No. 50 of 2024. It has been alleged that the accused persons had committed assault upon the informant and his family members, which resulted in the death of the son of the informant. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that several co-accused persons have been granted bail. It has been submitted that the allegation of assault attributed to the petitioner has not been supported in the post-mortem report. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is aged about more than 70 years. Learned A.P.P. as well as learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. There appears to be a specific allegation against the petitioner of assaulting the son of the informant on his head with an axe. It 2026:JHHC:16050 also appears that the injury was found on the left fronto parietal occipital region and the cause of death was opined to be on account of head injury and its complications. Regard being had to the specific nature of allegation against the petitoner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The same is hereby rejected. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) 02.06.2026 Suman/Nandini/-