2026:JHHC:29743 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8331 of 2026 Rohit Rana, aged about 36 years, Son of Late Lakshman Rana, Resident of village Salaiya, P.O. Pathaldina, P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sah, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Kumar Amit, Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate --- 04/5th October 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 92/2026 for the offence registered under Section 103(1), 61(2)/3(5) of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Koderma. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and is in custody since 16.05.2026. The charge-sheet has been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. As per the FIR and the case diary allegation has been made against one Shambhu Rana, closely related to the petitioner, that he had illicit relationship with the wife of the petitioner. The learned counsel submits that there was no occasion for the petitioner to kill the wife of Shambhu Rana. 3. Learned counsel for the Informant as well as the State have opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that on the confessional statement of the petitioner, the murder weapon has been recovered. They have also submitted that at the place of occurrence, the petitioner and the co- accused, that is, his wife, were found in CCTV footage and the deceased was killed by cutting her throat. 2026:JHHC:29743 2 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the confessional statement of the petitioner leading to recovery and apart from that the petitioner along with the co-accused were also seen in the CCTV footage moving into the house of the deceased, who was found dead at home, this Court is not inclined to enlarged the petitioner on bail. Hence, this bail application is hereby rejected. 5. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e-mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 05.10.2026 Uploaded On: 06.10.2026 Mukul/-