[2026:JHHC:18211] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2545 of 2026 ------ Ranjit Das @ Ranjit Saxena, age about 31 Years, S/O- Gutan Das, Resident of vill- Ghangor, P.O.- Devsangh, P.S. & District- Deoghar. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Himanshu Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Ashok Kr. Sinha (4), Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated-22-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hansdiha P.S. Case No.71 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 34 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 310(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail. Earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.09.2025 passed in B.A. No. 6978 of 2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the only fresh ground is that two co-accused persons have been granted bail. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.10.2024 as is evident from para-7 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the allegations against the co-accused persons who have been granted bail, stands on different footings than the petitioner and in the absence of any fresh ground, there is no justifiable reason to reconsider the prayer for bail of the petitioner who has already been rejected on merit by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. It is next submitted that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not to be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the fact that the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner has earlier been rejected on merit and there is no fresh ground to review the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner as well as the chance of his absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the above named petitioner to bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above named petitioner is rejected for the same reason as mentioned in the order dated 18.09.2025 passed in B.A. No. 6978 of 2025. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 22.06.2026 Saroj/