( 2026:JHHC:11142 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11770 of 2025 ------ Roshan Mandal @ Roushan Mandal, aged about 18 years, son of Manso Mandal, resident of village-Gorgamma, P.O- Maheshtikri, P.S-Basantrai, District-Godda, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sah, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl. PP ------ Order No.03 Dated- 17-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 50 of 2025 arising out of Basantrai P.S. Case No. 72 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 109 &103(1) of BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was a member of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object the assembly committed the murder of Girdhari Mandal by assaulting him with Khanti (a sharp pointed weapon). It is next submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that as per the post-mortem report, the cause of death of the deceased was because of head injury, and its complications resulting from hard and blunt forced impact. It is next submitted that the allegation of assault is near the temporal region and is against Gouri Mandal. It is further submitted that there is also allegation against the petitioner of assaulting the informant and her daughter. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. Learned Spl. P.P. on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner besides Gouri Mandal, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner ought not be admitted to bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner as well as the chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence if released on bail, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the above-named petitioner be admitted on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated- 17.04.2026-Abha/-