2026:JHHC:17341 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3955 of 2026 Michel Soren @ Maikel Soren, S/o Late Babudhan Soren … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Ms. Nidhi Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, Advocate --- 03/16th June 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with S.T. No. 193/2025 arising out of Littipara P.S. Case No. 49/2025 for the offence registered under Section 108 of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 06.09.2025 and charges have been framed under Sections 82(1) and 108 of the BNS. The learned counsel further submits that the victim committed suicide by jumping into a well and that no ante-mortem injury was found on her body in the post-mortem report. The learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner and the deceased had been married for seven years and were blessed with three children. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that as per the FIR, dispute was in connection with the allegation against the petitioner that he has re-married which became the reason for committing suicide. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that in the post-mortem report, no ante-mortem injury has been found and that the charge has already been framed, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty- 2026:JHHC:17341 2 Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur in connection with Littipara P.S. Case No. 49/2025, subject to the following conditions: - (i) One of the bailors would be the close relative of the petitioner (ii) 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. (iii) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (iv) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e-mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 16.06.2026 Uploaded On: Mukul/-