[2026:JHHC:19538] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6164 of 2026 ------ Abhijit Adhikari @ Abhijeet Adhikari @ Abhijit Adhikari, aged about 30 years, Son of Shiv Das Adhikari, Resident of Village- Dumbisai, Badapada, P.O.- Chaibasa, P.S.- Chaibasa Muffasil, District- West Singhbhum/ Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-03-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chaibasa Sadar P.S. Case No.56 of 2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 349 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 303(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner, in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused, has committed murder of Sumit Singh Yadav. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that in the meanwhile, the sister of the deceased has been examined as PW-1 and she has categorically stated that on the basis of secret information, she came to know that the petitioner and the co-accused have committed murder of her brother by a conspiracy. It is also submitted that admittedly, the petitioner was a friend of the deceased and always used to go his house as mentioned by PW-1 in para-9 and in para-7, PW-1 has categorically stated that the persons who disclosed the names of the murderer of his brother, cannot be disclosed by her as there is danger to their safety. It is further submitted that except the petitioner coming to the house of the deceased and going with the petitioner to some distance from the house immediately before the occurrence, there is no other material available in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.07.2025 as is evident from para-01 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in the bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on 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 the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with Chaibasa Sadar P.S. Case No.56 of 2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 349 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 03.07.2026 Saroj/