2026:JHHC:7474 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1883 of 2026 Jagdish Mahali aged about 45 Years S/O Late Baiju Mahali R/O Village- Barhu, P.O. & P.S.- Pithoria, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand). … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, Advocate --- 02/18th March 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 141/2025 for the offence registered under Sections 103(1), 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the son of the deceased is the informant of this case and it is alleged that his father has killed his mother and the murder weapon i.e. ‘Tangi’ was recovered from the house of the deceased. He submits that except extra judicial confession, there is nothing incriminating against the petitioner and he is in custody since 25.10.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the allegation is very serious. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that apparently except confession and extra judicial confession and that the recovery of murder weapon from the house of the petitioner which is also the house of the victim and that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence and the charge-sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 2026:JHHC:7474 2 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No. 141/2025, subject to 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 would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall 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. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 18.03.2026 Uploaded On:19.03.2026 Mukul/-