2026:JHHC:6453 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.61 of 2026 ----- Rajesh Kumar, son of Devnandan Prasad, resident of Banta Nagar, P.H.D. Colony, Adityapur-2, Road No.33, P.O. & P.S. R.I.T. District Seraikella - Kharsawan. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ----- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ----- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jitendra Nath Upadhyay, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P. ----- 03/ 10.03.2026 This Bail Application under Section 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been filed to release the petitioner on regular bail in connection with R.I.T. P.S. Case No.12 of 2024, Sessions Trial No.82 of 2024, for offences under Section 302 IPC (Charge has been framed under Section 302/201 IPC). The case is presently pending before the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Seraikella Kharsawan. 2. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioner and learned A.P.P. representing the State. Perused the material available on record and also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for bail. 4. Earlier, a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.06.2025 in B.A. No.3009 of 2025, had rejected the prayer for grant of bail of this petitioner, on merits with an observation that it is this petitioner who had assaulted his wife by a hammer resulting in her death. 5. The petitioner renews his prayer based on the statement 2026:JHHC:6453 2 of minor daughter (P.W.-3). 6. As per the status report dated 21.02.2026, all the prosecution witnesses have been examined in this case and the case is only pending for receipt of DFSL Report. 7. Considering the aforesaid stage of trial, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 8. Accordingly, this Bail Application is dismissed. 9. The Trial Court is directed to obtain the Report and after hearing the arguments, pass the judgment as early as possible, without unnecessarily adjourning the matter. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 10th March, 2026 Prashant. Cp-3 Uploaded on 13.03.2026