2025:JHHC:21363-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 574 of 2025 Aryan Kumar Bhokta, Aged about 20 years, Son of- Jethu Bhogta, Resident of Village- Hetu Nagru, PO & PS Sikidri, District Ranchi. ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …. --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava --- For the Appellant: Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State: Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl. P.P. --- I.A. No. 5397 of 2025 02 / 01.08.2025 Heard Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, learned Counsel for the appellant and Mrs. Priya Shrestha, learned Spl. P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 27 days in filing the appeal. 3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 27 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. The aforesaid I.A. stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 574 of 2025 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 18.02.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in M.C.A. No. 335 of 2025 in connection with Piparwar P.S. Case No. 34 of 2024 whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that four miscreants were apprehended by the police and from the possession of Sumit Tana Bhagat one loaded pistol was recovered. 7. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that a mobile was recovered from the possession of the appellant. It has been stated that in similar circumstance one of the co-convicts Shankar Uraon @ 2 Shankar Oraon has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1552 of 2024. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 05.09.2024. 8. Learned Spl. P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got criminal antecedents. 9. Regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the appellant and that one of the co-convicts having being granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, we, while setting aside the order dated 18.02.2025 passed in M.C.A. No. 335 of 2025 in connection with Piparwar P.S. Case No. 34 of 2024 by the learned Sessions Judge, Chatra, direct that the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District Judge, Chatra in connection with Piparwar P.S. Case No. 34 of 2024. 10. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J) R.K.M.