( 2026:JHHC:688 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11849 of 2025 ------ Samel Soren (aged about 19 years) son of Manoj Soren, resident of village –Harli Bela, Tukru, P.O. –Partango Kimo, P.S. –Ango, District –Hazaribagh. … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ram Lakhan Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 09.01.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Ango P.S. Case No.04 of 2024, S.T. Case No. 268 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 341, 323, 325, 452, 302 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 2001. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail and earlier the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 30.06.2025 in B.A. No. 5121 of 2025. It is further submitted that the fresh ground is that in the meanwhile, two witnesses of the prosecution have been examined but neither of them have supported the case of the prosecution and even though the prosecution was permitted to put leading questions to them, still they have not supported the case of the prosecution. In para- 10, the P.W.1 has stated that the deceased Jharia Manjhi died because of consumption of liquor and the P.W.2 has stated that the petitioner is the grandson of the deceased –Jharia Manjhi and there was no quarrel between the deceased and the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.04.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 09 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Hazaribagh, in connection with Ango P.S. Case No.04 of 2024, S.T. Case No. 268 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co- operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 09.01.2026 Sonu/Gunjan-