( 2026:JHHC:8965 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.249 of 2026 ------ Mahendra Mandal @ Mahendra Prasad, aged about 46 years, son of Late Bheklal Mandal, resident of village Alagdiha, P.O.-Balak, P.S.- Bagodar, District-Giridih. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kr. Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, Addl.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Biren Kumar, Advocate : Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-30-03-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bagodar P.S. Case No.270 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 103(1) of the BNS, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of the deceased Gangadhar Mandal. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion and it has been mentioned in para-6 of the case diary that place of occurrence is in the middle lane of the GT Road where the dead body of the deceased was found near his motorcycle and his motorcycle was badly damaged; which goes to show that the death of the deceased was due to road accident. It is next submitted that it is highly unlikely that in the middle lane of the GT Road, a single man will kill another person. It is next submitted that though charge sheet has been submitted in this case yet no witness has been examined in this case. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-09 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 26.10.2025 as is evident from para-10 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Giridih in connection with Bagodar P.S. Case No.270 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 30/03/2026 Abhiraj/