2025:JHHC:38013-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1554 of 2025 --- Sameshwar Nageshiya @ Akash Nagesiya --- --- 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. Rajesh Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent : Spl.P.P I.A. No.16682 of 2025 02/18.12.2025 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 28 days in filing the appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 28 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. I.A. No.16682 of 2025 stands disposed of. Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1554 of 2025 This appeal is directed against the order dated 10.09.2025 passed in Misc. Cr. Application No. 440 of 2025 arising out of Serengdag P.S. Case No. 03 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Lohardaga, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that the informant was accosted by two miscreants and he was also fired upon. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is not named in the First Information Report and he has subsequently been implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused Sukhlal Nagesiya who has been granted bail in B.A. No.6152 of 2024. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 01.12.2023. 2 Learned Spl.P.P has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the period of custody undergone by him, we while setting aside the order dated 10.09.2025 passed in Misc. Cr. Application No. 440 of 2025 arising out of Serengdag P.S. Case No. 03 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Lohardaga, direct the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Lohardaga in connection with Misc. Cr. Application No. 440 of 2025. This appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated:18th December 2025 Shamim/ Uploaded on: 22 /12 /2025