2026:JHHC:5768 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 499 of 2026 Raju Chaudhary @ Raju Kumar, age about 22 years, son of late Lakshman Chaudhary, Resident of Vilage-Bhajania, PO & PS- Mohammadganj, District-Palamau ... … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, APP -------- Order No. 02/Dated: 26th February 2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 85, 115(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Danda PS Case No. 25 of 2025, pending in the Court of A.C.J.M, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not committed murder of his own child who is aged about 40 days only rather, he had gone to his Sasural for seeing his new born child. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant is short tempered lady and always lived in her paternal home and used to quarrel with the petitioner. It has been submitted that when the incident took place, the petitioner was sleeping in a separate room and he had no knowledge as to how his sons died. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in jail custody since 17.09.2025 as such he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is specific allegation against the petitioner. 5. Having regard to the gravity of the offence and the 2026:JHHC:5768 2 allegation made against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the instant bail application is dismissed, at this stage. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 26th February 2026 Amit Uploaded on 28/02/2026