( 2026:JHHC:5088 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.11571 of 2025 ------ Nawal Kishor Jha, aged about 38 years, Son of Umakant Jha @ Ramakant Jha, resident of village & Post-Dumariya, P.S.-Motiya (O.P.), District-Godda. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Thakur, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Addl.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Choudhary, Advocate ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-19-02-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Godda (M) Motiya O.P. P.S. Case No.171 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 351(2) & 352 of the BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner attempted to murder the informant by assaulting him with a sword on his head causing grievous injury on his head. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that for the self-same occurrence from the side of the petitioner, the petitioner lodged Godda (M) Motiya O.P. P.S. Case No.171 of 2025 against some persons other than the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 01.11.2025 as is evident from para-17 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the informant on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is a hardened criminal and has involved in 5 other cases involving heinous offences and in view of the serious nature of allegations against the petitioner, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner of committing the murder of the informant by causing grievous injury with sword on his head as well as his criminal antecedents, the chance of the petitioner absconding or tampering with evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 19/02/2026 Abhiraj/