( 2026:JHHC:21880 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5644 of 2026 Dinesh Melgandi … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Ranjan Srivastava, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. PP. For the Informant : Mr. Vijay Bahadur Singh, Advocate --- 05/23.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 04.02.2026 in connection with Karaikela P.S. Case No. 06 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1) read with Section 03(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned SDJM, Sub Divisional Court, Chakradharpur, District West Singhbhum. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased but he has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner was going with the deceased on scooty and two unknown persons have assaulted the deceased and she died. But the informant alleged that there was some continuous quarrel between the petitioner and the deceased and it was the petitioner who had killed the deceased. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that except the confessional statement of the petitioner, there is no material to connect the petitioner with the alleged offence. 4. Learned counsel for the informant and the opposite party-State have opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner had hired the accused persons to commit the offence and he was instrumental in the offence and on the basis of his confessional statement, there is recovery of weapon used for committing the offence. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and there is recovery on the basis of confessional statement of the petitioner, this ( 2026:JHHC:21880 ) 2 court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above named on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner above named is rejected. 6. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 23.07.2026 Uploaded on 24.07.2026 Binit/