[2026:JHHC:28372] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8713 of 2026 Chonde Mundu aged about 19 years, son of Late Desa Mundu, Resident of Village: Balanga Baredih, Post Office & Police Station: Saiko, District: Khunti, State: Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar , Adv. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl. PP 02 / 18.09.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sessions Trial No. 107/2026, arising out of Saiko P.S. Case No. 06/2026 instituted under Section 103(1), 238(A), 3(5) of BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of Budhu Munda @ and threw the dead body near the river to screen himself and the co- accused persons of the offence of murder Budhdev as he was a man of criminal mind-set and used to outrage modesty of women/girls and once committed rape upon the wife of the co-accused Narde Mundu. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement made by Narde Mundu. It is also submitted that except the confessional statement of the co-accused persons, there is no material available in the record to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 9 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 02.05.2026, as mentioned in para 25 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused with similar allegations has already been admitted to bail by this court vide order dated 15.09.2026 passed in B.A. No. 8531 if 2026 hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts of this case, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Khunti in connection with Sessions Trial No. 107/2026, arising out of Saiko P.S. Case No. 06/2026 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 18.09.2026 Smita/-