( 2026:JHHC:24958 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6577 of 2026 Prakash Bouri @ Prakash Bauri , Son of Biranchi Bouri @ Birinchi Bauri … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Subhneet Jha, advo For the Opp. Party : Mr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate 03/18.08.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Chandankiyari P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 238 read with 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 (“BNS” for brevity), consequent to S.T. No. 199 of 2026, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-1, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.02.2026 and the only connecting link with the petitioner and the incident that the sniffer dog found one sports shoe and cloth having blood stained which is alleged to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner. The learned counsel submits that there is no allegation of any kind enmity between the petitioner and the deceased or her family members. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 4. The learned counsel for the informant and the State have opposed the prayer for bail, however, the aforesaid submission of the petitioner is not in dispute. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner has confessed his guilt before police and the State has filed a counter affidavit stating that the FSL report shall take some more time and the letter received from the FSL has been placed on record through the counter affidavit. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that FSL report is still awaited and apart from the ( 2026:JHHC:24958 ) 2 sniffer dog having found certain material from the house of the petitioner and confession of the petitioner before police , there is nothing to link the petitioner with the alleged offence, and the petitioner is in custody since 08.02.2026 having no criminal antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-1, Bokaro, in connection with in connection with Chandankiyari P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, S.T. No. 199 of 2026, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. The State is directed to ensure that the FSL report is forwarded to the concerned court at the earliest. 7. The learned counsel for the State is directed to communicate this order to FSL, Ranchi. 8. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 9. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 18.08.2026 Uploaded on: 20.08.2026 Binit/