2026:JHHC:6906 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.12159 of 2025 ---- Budhan Mochi @ Budhan Ram, aged about 84 years, S/o Late Bdeshwar Mochi, R/o Village – Rawaratu, Post + P.S. Lesliganj, District Palamau …. …. Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) : Mr. Prashant Kr. Rai, Adv. For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Adv. ---- 03/Dated: 16th March, 2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for the State. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 29.07.2025, has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Lesliganj P.S. Case No.114 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 238(b), 3(5) of B.N.S, pending in the court of learned JMFC, Palamau. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of FIR along with its enclosure have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on his/her part. 4. Innocence has been claimed by the learned counsel for the applicant and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted that the applicant is an old aged person. There is no material against the applicant. Whatever material is there that is against the husband of the deceased, who is the son of this applicant. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and it has been submitted that the son has clearly confessed the involvement 2026:JHHC:6906 Page | 2 B.A. No.12159 of 2025 of this applicant in the alleged crime. The manner of commission of crime also suggests that helping hand was with the son. 6. Considering the nature of crime and the material available on record, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicant was rejected ‘at this stage’. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated 16th March, 2026 Raja/Uploaded on 17.03.2026