2025:JHHC:24562-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.940 of 2025 Shailendra Ganjhu @ Santu Ganjhu @ Shantu Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, s/o Bhawani Ganjhui @ Bhawani Ganjhu @ Bhawani Ganjhu, resident of village Balhi, P.O + P.S- Kunda, Distt-Chatra. … 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. Vikram Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. ------- Order No.02/Dated- 20.08.2025 1. Heard Mr. Vikram Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 17.07.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No.1313 of 2025 arising out of Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.74 of 2024, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that a raid was conducted in the forest land where poppy cultivation was being made by the extremists and this resulted in attack upon the police party. Consequently, two police personnel died and one was seriously injured. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused Rajendra Singh Bhokta and Ramesh Munda. It has been submitted that Teju Kumar Bhokta whose case is similarly situated to that of the appellant, has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.198 of 2025. Learned counsel adds that the appellant is in custody since 13.12.2024. 5. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant but has not disputed the aforesaid facts. 2025:JHHC:24562-DB 6. Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 17.07.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No.1313 of 2025 arising out of Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.74 of 2024 direct that the appellant 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 A.D.J.-III, Chatra in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.74 of 2024. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Sachin