[2026:JHHC:28592] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8776 of 2026 ------ Arun Saw aged about 38 Years S/O Chhatradhari Saw, R/O Village- Chalkusha P.O. & P.S.- Chalkusha, District- Hazaribag (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, Addl.P.P For the Informant : Mr. Abhinav Raj, Advocate ------ Order No.02 Dated-23-09-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chalkusha P.S. Case No.71 of 2025 registered under Section 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 126(2), 109, 103(1), 352 of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly, committed the murder of Prasadi Sao. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted that the genesis of the occurrence is a petty dispute regarding the road. It is also submitted that the petitioner had no intention to kill anybody. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 21.04.2026. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the informant vehemently oppose the prayer for bail and submit that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with evidence, if released on bail. It is also submitted that the similar prayer of the co-accused, has also been rejected by this Court vide order dated 19.06.2026 passed in B.A. No.3718 of 2026. It is, therefore, submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner as well as his chance of absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the above-named petitioner be released on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-23.09.2026-Animesh/