2026:JHHC:7868 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 981 of 2026 Birendra Oraon, son of Rambilash Oraon, resident of Village- Khairatand, P.O. & P.S.- Herhanj, District- Latehar … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. … Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. 03/20.03.2026 The petitioner is an accused for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1)/238(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. The petitioner is not at all involved in commission of the alleged murder of the deceased Jageshwar Oraon. There is no eye-witness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has not been apprehended from the spot and has been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion raised by the informant. Except that, there is no other material against the petitioner to connect him with the alleged offence. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the present case since 11.09.2025. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 3. Learned A.P.P. while opposing the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail, submits that the on the alleged confession of the petitioner, the incriminating weapons i.e., axe, blood-stained cloths of the deceased as well as blood-stained stone, which was also 2026:JHHC:7868 - 2 - used in the commission of the offence, have been recovered. The said fact clearly establishes the petitioner’s involvement in commission of the murder of Jageshwar Oraon. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his bail application is rejected. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) March 20, 2026 Ritesh Uploaded on 20.03.2026