Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:11742-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 101 of 2025 Rajesh Ganjhu @ Bandhan Ganjhu, son of Janki Ganjhu, resident of village: Jhagarband (Bendi), PO: Sultana, PS: Katkamdag, District: Hazaribag. ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH For the Appellant : Mr. Rahul Dev, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl.P.P. --- 02/21.04.2025 Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. This appeal is directed against the order dated 23.11.2024, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Hazaribag in S.T. No. 452 of 2024, arising out of Barkagaon PS Case No. 69 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that some extremists had entered into the construction site and had demanded extortion money, pelted stones and made attempts to set fire on the JCB machine. Some leaflets of TPSC were left at the place of occurrence and the extremists had fled away by making air fire. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is not named in the First Information Report and has been implicated on the confessional statement of two of the co-accused persons. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 10.05.2024. Mrs. Priya Shrestha, the learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got twelve criminal antecedents. It appears that two of the co-accused persons, namely, Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Yadav and Arial Singh Bhogta @ Arial Singh Bhokta have been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 909 of 2024 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 955 of 2024. Considering the manner of implication of the appellant and the period of custody undergone by him, we while setting aside the order dated 23.11.2024, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Hazaribag in S.T. No. 452 of 2024, arising out of Barkagaon PS Case No. 69 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 Sessions Judge, Hazaribag in S.T. No. 452 of 2024, arising out of Barkagaon PS Case No. 69 of 2024. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) S.B. (AMBUJ NATH, J.) -2-