2025:JHHC:30021 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8640 of 2025 --------- Ramdeo Bhagat @ Ramdeo Ganjhu, aged about 65 years, son of late Teja Ganjhu, resident of village Tadhi Mahua, P.O. & P.S. Simariya (now Lawalong), District Chatra, Jharkhand. ....Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Vandana Bharti, APP --------- 02/25.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 147/148/149/353/324/307 of I.P.C. and Sections 17(1)(2) of the CLA Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has been made accused during investigation. Learned counsel further submits that co-accused has been acquitted by the learned Trial Court in S.T. No. 178A/2002 vide judgment dated 16.05.2006 and in S.T. Case No. 300/2018 vide judgment dated 03.10.2019. It is further submitted that the charge has been framed on 23.06.2025 and out of 19 witnesses none has been examined till date. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that petitioner is languishing in custody since 02.06.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. He is ready to abide by every condition imposed by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case that the charge has been framed, petitioner is not named in the FIR and the similarly situated co- accused have already been acquitted by the learned Trial Court; I am inclined to enlarge this petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty 2025:JHHC:30021 2 Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Chatra in connection with S.T. Case No. 304/2018 (arising out of Simiariya P.S. Case No. 34/1996). 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and if any adverse report will come against this petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 25th September, 2025 kunal/-