2026:JHHC:7326 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 716 of 2026 ------ Dharam Kumar Ganjhu aged about 20 years, S/o- Jagtu Ganjhu, R/o- Honch P.O. & P.S.- Tandwa, District- Chatra, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, APP ----- 02/ 17th March, 2026 1. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody in connection with S.T. Case No. 116 of 2025 arising out of Keredari P.S. Case No. 203 of 2024 for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 308(3), 308(4), 329(4), 351(3), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S. which is pending in the Court Learned Additional Sessions Judge X, Hazaribagh. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and perused the record. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 4. The bail of the petitioner has already been rejected by the co- ordinate Bench of this Court. 5. The case of prosecution as appear from F.I.R. is that on the day of incident, two unknown miscreants came on black pulsar motorcycle and entered into informant's office and asked the office employee about the informant. They threatened them to kill and fired 5-6 rounds in the air and fled away. Further, informant also received threatening calls on whatsapp. The petitioner was apprehended by police and from his possession, a phone and T.P.C. Parcha was recovered. 6. During the course of argument, it has brought to the notice of this court by the petitioner that all the witnesses have been turned hostile and only two witnesses are remaining to be examined. 7. Considering the stage of the trial and the fact that only two witnesses are remaining to be examined, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. This bail application is hereby dismissed. 2026:JHHC:7326 2 8. The learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial preferably within three months from the date of this order. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17.03.2026 Amar/CP-3 Uploaded on:- 20.03.2026