1 2026:JHHC:12962 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2803 of 2026 Sonu Chaudhary aged about 19 years, son of Krishna Chaudhary, resident of village Ursugitola, Kusmaha, P.O. and P.S. Garhwa, District Garhwa. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, Addl.P.P. --- 03/30.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2025 in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 478 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 101(1)/3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case only on account of suspicion. He submits that the husband of the victim was said to be sleeping outside the house and victim was inside the house and she was found dead inside the house. He submits that only on the basis of one phone having the photograph of the petitioner. The petitioner has been made accused. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner and others were hired by the Rakesh Bind to kill the victim. He has also been submitted that the murder weapon was recovered, which was a tangi, upon the confessional statement of the petitioner. 5. To this learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no blood mark was found and the weapon was not sent for FSL examination by FSL and the post mortem report reveals that death was by hard and blunt substance. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2025 and the charge sheet has been submitted. 2 2026:JHHC:12962 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts that the petitioner has been made accused in this case on account of suspicion and the charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 478 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 7. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 30.04.2026 Uploaded on:04/05/2026 MM/-