Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:27798-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1042 of 2025 --------- Vinod Manjhi @ Binod Kumar, S/o Pandey Soren, R/o Vill.- Jamuniya, Penk, P.O.- Penk, P.S. Penk Narayanpur, District- Bokaro. ... … 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. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : A.P.P. --------- 02/11.09.2025 Heard Mr. Lukesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. for the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.07.2025 passed in S.T. No. 207/2015 (Misc. Criminal Application No. 134/2025), arising out of Nawadih P.S. Case No. 18/2010, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Bermo at Tenughat, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that on the disclosure made by the apprehended accused Bhuneshwar Mahto the house of one Pravil Da was raided and several explosive substances and Rupees 4 Lakhs in cash were recovered. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated only on account of the fact that he was staying in the same house as that of Pravil Da from where the explosive substances and cash were recovered. Learned counsel submits that Pravil Da has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 1186 of 2017. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 22.05.2025. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. Regard being had to the fact that one of the co- accused has been granted bail by this Court and there being no chance of the trial being concluded in the near future, we Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:27798-DB ) -2- while setting aside the order dated 16.07.2025 passed in S.T. No. 207/2015 (Misc. Criminal Application No. 134/2025), arising out of Nawadih P.S. Case No. 18/2010, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Bermo at Tenughat, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Bermo at Tenughat in S.T. No. 207/2015, arising out of Nawadih P.S. Case No. 18/2010, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned trial court on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial. This appeal stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) A. Sanga/-