2025: JHHC:11883-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 116 of 2025 Santosh Manjhi @ Santosh Kisku @ Budhan Kisku, aged about 41 years, son of Patiya Kisku, Resident of village Banaso, Bharti Chalkari, P.O. & P.S. Pirtand, District Giridih ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant: Mr. Rajesh Kr Mahtha, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. --- 04 / 22.04.2025 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kr Mahtha, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 28.11.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1862 of 2024 arising out of S.T. Case No. 604 of 2023 corresponding to Pirtand P.S. Case No. 12 of 2010 and G.R. Case No. 636 of 2010, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. The allegation reveals that the father of the informant was found dead, as a result of which, First Informant Report was instituted against unknown. It appears that the appellant is not named in the First Informant Report and his name had come on account of confessional statement of the co-accused. Several co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court. One of the co-accused has been granted bail by this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 892 of 2022. The appellant is in custody since 23.08.2023. 4. Regard being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 28.11.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1862 of 2024 arising out of S.T. Case No. 604 of 2023 corresponding to Pirtand P.S. Case No. 12 of 2010 and G.R. Case No. 636 of 2010, direct that the appellant, above named, 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 Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1862 of 2024 arising out of S.T. Case No. 604 of 2023 corresponding to Pirtand P.S. Case No. 12 of 2010 and G.R. Case No. 636 of 2010, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned Trial Court on each and every day, till the conclusion of the trial. 5. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet-Nandini/