2025:JHHC:24582-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 918 of 2025 Nehal Khan, son of Shekh Tahir, aged about 31 years, resident of Dharjori, More Bhuli, P.O. & P.S. – Bhuli, District – Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ….. Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Md. Nasim Akhtar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 20th August, 2025 I.A. No. 6273/2025 1. Heard Md. Nasim Akhtar, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, learned A.P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 39 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 39 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. I.A. No. 6273 of 2025 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 918 of 2025 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 21.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad in B.P. No. 63/2025 in connection with Dhanbad G.R.P.S. P.S. Case No. 212/2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 2025:JHHC:24582-DB 2 6. The R.P.F. personnel had recovered some children from Aleppi Express and they were found to be minor. The appellant and the other accused persons were said to be involved in human trafficking. 7. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that in similar circumstances one of the co-accused, Sanjay Choudhary has been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 240 of 2025. 8. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 28.12.2024. 9. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid fact. 10. Regard being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 21.02.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad in B.P. No. 63/2025 in connection with Dhanbad G.R.P.S. Case No. 212/2024 (S.T. No. 135/2025), direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge-Ist, Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad G.R.P.S. Case No. 212/2024 (S.T. No. 135/2025). 11. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Sunil/