2026:JHHC:1999 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9423 of 2025 ------ Champu Oraon, son of Ramlal Oraon, resident of Dugila, P.O. Kura, P.S. Latehar, District Latehar (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, A.P.P. ------ Order No.08 / Dated : 27.01.2026 Bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner- Champu Oraon, who is in custody since 26.08.2022 in connection with S.T. No. 69 of 2023 arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 211 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No. 42 of 2023 for the offence registered under Sections 454, 376, 307 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar, is pressed into motion. Petitioner is the named in the FIR. Initially the case was registered for committing house trespass, rape and attempted murder of the deceased. Later on, after the death and on completion of investigation charge sheet in this case is submitted and charge has been framed under Sections 454, 325 and 302 of the IPC against this petitioner. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner was the maternal grandson of the deceased and earlier also he had threatened to kill the deceased. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of petitioner that there is no eye witness to the incidence and he has been implicated in the case only on suspicion. Learned A.P.P. opposed the bail petition. It is submitted that there is circumstantial evidence, as the petitioner was last seen with the deceased and had also threatened the deceased on an earlier occasion. Under the circumstances, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, is hereby, rejected. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit Uploaded 28.01.2026