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2025:JHHC:22537-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.886 of 2025
1. Rajesh Yadav, Aged about 32 years, S/o- Kamli Yadav, R/o- Phularitand, P.O+P.S – Madhuban, District – Dhanbad.
2. Bablu Yadav @ Bablu Kumar Yadav, Aged about 27 years, S/o- Raju Yadav, R/o- Ashakothi Khatal, P.O + P.S- Madhuban, District-Dhanbad.
3. Ranjit Yadav, Aged about 28 years, S/o-Amrila Yadav, R/o – Phularitand, P.O + P.S-Madhuban, District-Dhanbad.
4. Balmicky Yadav @ Balmicky Kumar, Aged about 29 years, S/o – Daso Yadav @ Dasrath Yadav, R/o-Budora Colony, Maheshpur, P.O + P.S- Madhuban, District – Dhanbad.
5. Rajesh Yadav, Aged about 32 years, S/o- Saran Yadav, R/o- Ashakothi Khatal, P.O + P.S- Madhuban, District- Dhanbad.
… Appellants
Versus The State of Jharkhand
… Respondent
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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
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For the Appellants : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Adv. For the State
: Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. -------
Order No.02/Dated- 08.08.2025
1. Heard Mr. Pratiush Lala, learned counsel for the appellants and Mrs. Vandana Bharti, learned A.P.P.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 03.07.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in A.B.P. No. 1902 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P.) Case No.01 of 2025, whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants has been rejected.
3. It has been alleged that with respect to marking the land of BCCL for mining of coal, two separate groups had assembled and they went on rampage, which resulted in hurling of bombs, damaging vehicles and even the officer-in-charge of Dharmabandh P.S. had suffered injuries.
4. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellants that several co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB)
2025:JHHC:22537-DB No.447 of 2025, Cr. Appeal (DB) No.474 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No.507 of 2025. It has been submitted that the allegation is general and omnibus in nature.
5. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants but has not disputed the aforesaid facts.
6. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 03.07.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XVI, Dhanbad in A.B.P. No.1902 of 2025 arising out of Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P.) Case No.01 of 2025 direct the appellants to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on their surrender, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Learned J.M.F.C., Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban P.S. (Dharmabandh O.P.) Case No.01 of 2025.
7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
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