( 2026:JHHC:9874 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1528 of 2026 ------ Lohar Majhi @ Lohar Manjhi, aged about 28 years, son of Arjun Majhi @ Arjun Manjhi, resident of village-Malodih, Police Station- Jasidih, Post Office-Jasidih, District-Deoghar, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 07-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.260 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238 & 61(2) of the BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons has committed the murder of Shyamdeo Mirdha. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR, but his named transpired on the basis of the statement of the Lal Mohan Tanti who has stated that the quarrel was going on between the petitioner, who was the owner of the liquor shop where the deceased was consuming liquor. It is next submitted that in the confessional statement of the petitioner, the petitioner has stated that he has no intention to kill the deceased and the deceased fell down during scuffle and collided with a stone resulting in his death. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-16 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 12.12.2025 as is evident from para-01 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.260 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 07/04/2026 Abhiraj/