2026:JHHC:5581 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.519 of 2026 ------ Ramesh Kumar Yadav @ Ramesh Kr. Yadav aged about 18 years, son of Arjun Yadav, resident of village- Barisakhi, P.O. and P.S.- Gidhour, District- Chatra. (Jharkhand). … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mahto, APP ----- 02/ 25th February, 2026 1. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Section 309(4) of B.N.S. in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 313 of 2025. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 4. The case of the petitioner was earlier rejected by the Co- Ordinate Bench of this Court on merit. Out of 12 witnesses 09 witnesses have already been examined in this case. The informant is P.W.4 who has identified the accused persons as the miscreants 5. Considering the progress of the trial and only three witnesses are yet to be examined and considering the statement of the informant, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby, rejected at this stage. 6. The trial Court is directed to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 25.02.2026 Amar/-