2025:JHHC:27739-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1061 of 2025 Deepak Oraon @ Kartik Oraon, aged about 35 years, son of Naresh Oraon, resident of Village – Mandhaniya, P.O. and P.S. – Manika, District – Latehar. ….. 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. Arbind Kumar Jha, Advocate. Mr. Ganesh Ram, Advocate. For the State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 11th September, 2025 I.A. No. 11439/2025 1. Heard Mr. Arbind Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the appellant and Ms. Kumari Rashmi, learned A.P.P. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 12 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 12 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. I.A. No. 11439 of 2025 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1061 of 2025 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 347/2025 in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. No. 216/2025 (S) [S.T. No. 59 of 2025], whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the extremists and police party, as a result of which, one of the police 2025:JHHC:27739-DB 2 personnel had died. The extremists had fled away and on search of the place of occurrence, several incriminating articles were recovered. 7. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated only on the disclosure made by the villagers. Learned counsel submits that several co-accused have been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 209 of 2023 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 322 of 2024. 8. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. 9. Regard being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 347/2025 in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. No. 216/2025 (S) [S.T. No. 59 of 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 Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in connection with Latehar P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. No. 216/2025 (S) [S.T. No. 59 of 2025]. 10. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Sunil/