2026:JHHC:27250 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8390 of 2026 Umesh Aghauri @ Manjhi Gulgulia, aged about 41 years, Son of Late Anur Aghauri @ Anur Gulgulia, resident of Patherdih, Pandey Basti (Gulgulia Basti), P.O. & P.S. Sudamdih, District Dhanbad … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Advocate --- 02/10th September 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Sudamdih P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 665 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 103(1) of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Dhanbad. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. The marriage had taken place more than 15 years from the date of incident and that the informant is not the eye-witness to the occurrence. The charge-sheet has been submitted under Section 103(1) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the impugned order itself refers to the materials collected during investigation. The deceased died due to multiple injuries caused by assault and strangulation. The witnesses have stated that the petitioner used to assault the deceased after consuming liquor and on the fateful day also, there was a scuffle between the petitioner and the deceased. 4. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that out of nine charge-sheet witnesses, none of the witnesses have been examined so far and bailable warrant has already been issued. 2026:JHHC:27250 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and upon going through the impugned order, which reveals vivid description of the materials collected during investigation against the petitioner as recorded in the case diary , who happens to be the husband of the deceased, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Hence, this bail application is hereby rejected. 6. However, the State is directed to ensure prompt production of the witnesses before the learned court. The FSL report be also collected from FSL, Ranchi and sent to the learned court at the earliest. 7. 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 to ensure compliance. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e-mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 10.09.2026 Uploaded On: 12.09.2026 Mukul/-