2025:JHHC:29609-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 1146 of 2025 -------- Palindar Kumar Bhogta @ Ajit Jee @ Palindar Ganjhu, aged 28 years, son of Late Darsu Bhogta, resident of village-Lachhipur, P.O. & P.S.- Balumath, 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. Binod Kr. Dubey, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl.P.P. -------- Order No. 02/ Dated: 24th September, 2025 I.A. No. 12639 of 2025 1. Heard Mr. Binod Kr. Dubey, learned counsel for the appellant and Mrs. Priya Shrestha, learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 03 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 03 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. I.A. No. 12639 of 2025 stands disposed of. Cr. A. (DB) No. 1146 of 2025 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 17.07.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 503 of 2025, arising out of Herhanj P.S. Case No. 17 of 2021, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that some extremists were apprehended with arms and ammunitions by the Police. On the confession of the apprehended accused namely Upendra Singh @ Bikram Jee @ Bikram Singh & Arjun Ganjhu @ Baijnath Jee, the name of several other persons has transpired 2025:JHHC:29609-DB 2 Cr. A. (DB) No. 1146 of 2025 including that of the appellant. 7. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that he is in custody since 29.04.2025. It has further been submitted that no recovery was effected from the conscious possession of the appellant and his name has transpired on the basis of the confessional statement of the apprehended accused. 8. Mrs. Priya Shrestha, learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got several criminal antecedents. 9. On consideration of the manner of implication of the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 17.07.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Applications No. 503 of 2025, arising out of Herhanj P.S. Case No. 17 of 2021, direct the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Session Judge-I, Latehar. 10. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 24.09.2025 Basant/Arpit