2026:JHHC:20854 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5133 of 2026 Ranjay Singh @ Ranjay Kumar Singh, son of late Mahesh Singh. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Sadhna Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Tarun Kumar, APP For the Informant : Mr. Rahul Kumar Mishra, Advocate --- 03/14.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 06.03.2026 in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.27 of 2026, registered under Sections 103 (1) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned J.M. 1st Class, Chatra. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the F.I.R itself, the victim was given to the family of the petitioner, who are the family members of the biological mother of the deceased when she was 4 years of age. It is further submitted that after the death of the male member of that family where the victim was given, it has been alleged that the victim was subjected to torture by all the family members. The learned counsel has further submitted that the biological parents had never lodged any complaint in this regard prior to the present case, and the charge sheet has been submitted under Section 108 of BNS. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and referred to paragraphs 10, 11 and 12 of the case diary and has submitted that the neighbors have specifically stated that the elder son of Manju Devi namely Ranjay Singh (petitioner) used to abuse and assault the deceased. It is further submitted that immediately prior to occurrence on 03.03.2026 at about 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., the petitioner, in a state of intoxication, was abusing and assaulting the deceased in the back lane of the house, whereupon villagers came there to sort out the 2026:JHHC:20854 2 matter and pacified the situation, and shortly thereafter, the deceased allegedly committed suicide. 5. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the evidence collected during investigation, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Hence, this bail application is rejected. 6. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:14.07.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:14.07.2026