2026:JHHC:22230 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6730 of 2026 Sitaram Mardi @ Prem Mardi, Son of Moso Mardi … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Ms. Shivani Jaluka, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, Advocate --- 05/28th July 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 42/2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 149 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 103(1)/238 of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Saraikella. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, who was found dead at matrimonial home. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and is in custody since 03.06.2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The marriage was solemnized about five years prior to the date of the alleged incident. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite party has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner caused death of his wife by assaulting on her head by means of iron rod, due to which she died. The trial is in progress and out of eight witnesses, five have already been examined. 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since December, 2025, no witnesses have been turning up for examination, and the petitioner has remained in judicial custody. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner, who happens to the 2026:JHHC:22230 2 husband of the deceased and the fact that the deceased was found dead in her matrimonial home, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Hence, this bail application is hereby rejected. 6. However, there can be no reason on the part of the State not to produce the remaining three witnesses before the learned Court. 7. The records also reveal that the sample was sent for forensic examination. 8. At this, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the next date in the trial is 28.08.2026. 9. The State is directed to ensure that the remaining witnesses are promptly produced and the report from FSL is also produced before the concerned court. 10. Learned counsel for the State is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the Director, Prosecution as well as Superintendent of Police of the concerned district and also to SFSL, Ranchi to ensure compliance, so that the trial is taken to a logical end. 11. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e-mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 28.07.2026 Uploaded On: 29.07.2026 Mukul/-