2026:JHHC:25788 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7966 of 2026 Bahura Oraon @ Amit Ekka, aged about 29 years, Son of Ganjhu Oraon, Resident of Vill- Kotengsera, P.O. Murkunda, P.S. Gumla, District-Gumla. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate --- 02/27.08.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.06.2026 in connection with Gumla P.S case no. 229 of 2026, for the alleged offence registered under section 103(1) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and under section 3 and 4 of Witchcraft Practices Act and is pending in the court of LEARNED Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that although the petitioner is named in the first information report, but he has been falsely implicated in this case. He has further submitted that the husband of the informant died, but no external injury was found on his body and the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that as per the allegation, the petitioner had called the informant and her husband to his house and in the house where there were a few more persons. The petitioner called the informant as dian and assaulted her on her eyes and then the informant ran away from the place of occurrence. Subsequently, the petitioner brought the husband of the informant in an injured condition to the house of the informant and ultimately, her husband died. 2026:JHHC:25788 2 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there is direct allegation against the petitioner in the first information report and, in the impugned order, it has been mentioned that the cause of death was hemorrhage and shock due to impact with hard and blunt object, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 6. The instant bail application is hereby rejected. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 27.08.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-29.08.2026