( 2026:JHHC:12627 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2425 of 2026 ------ Chandu Dey @ Rupesh Dey, aged about 21 years, S/o Sambhu Charan Dey, resident of Village Kasmar Chatty, P.O. & P.S.-Kasmar, District-Bokaro. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Pragati Prasad, Advocate : Mr. Jitendra S. Singh, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.03 Dated- 29-04-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Peterwar P. S. case no. 170 of 2025 instituted under Section 103(1), 238 of BNS, 2023. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed murder of Hemlal Murmu and caused disappearance of the evidence of the murder by hiding the dead body of the deceased. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement and leading to recovery of a bamboo stick, which is said to be the weapon of offence. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 11 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 06.12.2025, as mentioned in para 12 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 SDJM, Bermo at Tenughat in connection with Peterwar P. S. case no. 170 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co- operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 29/04/2026 Abhiraj/