( 2025:JHHC:10928 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10996 of 2024 ------- Ganpat Kumar Ganjhu @ Sarpanch @ Ganpat Kr. Ganjhu @ Ganpat Kumar Ganjh., aged about 31 years, son of Bisun Ganjhu, resident of village Fulwariya, P.O. & P.S. Tandwa, District Chatra, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P. P. -------- 06/ Dated 09.04.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 105 of 2023, S.T. Case No.452 of 2023, for the offence registered under Sections 147/148/149/341/342/323/307/427 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 04 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, Section 27 (ii) of the Arms Act and Section 17(i)(ii) of CLA Act, pending in the court of learned Additional District Judge-II, Chatra. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. On 31.05.2023, 10-12 extremists variously armed came to the construction site of the informant and to enforce the demand of rangdari, set ablaze a Pokelane Machine and other articles, which were lying in the premises of the informant. It was submitted that petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R nor he was put on T.I. Parade. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court as well as by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. Learned A.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the aforesaid fact. -2- In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge-II, Chatra, in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 105 of 2023, S.T. Case No.452 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-