Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:31630-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1219 of 2025 --- Santosh Kisku @ Santosh Manjhi son of Late Patiya Kisku, resident of Village Banaso, PO Atki, PS Pirtand, District Giridih … … 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. Vishal Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Special P.P. --- 2/14.10.2025 Heard Mr. Vishal Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned Special P.P. appearing for the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 17.09.2025 passed in M.C.A. No. 1900 of 2025 arising out of Giridih (M) P. S. Case No. 180 of 2012 corresponding to S. T. No. 282 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge I, Giridih whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that some blasts have been committed by the extremists which damaged police barracks as well as the building and one labour has died while one labour has suffered some injury. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated primarily on account of some information received by the informant from the villagers who disclosed the name of the appellant. He further submits that the appellant is in custody since 22.11.2022. Learned Special P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has been named in the FIR and he is a man of criminal antecedent. On consideration of the manner of implication of the appellant and the period of custody undergone by him, we while setting aside the order dated 17.09.2025 passed in M.C.A. No. 1900 of 2025 by the learned -2- Additional Sessions Judge I, Giridih, direct that the appellant above named 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge I, Giridih in connection with S. T. No. 282 of 2023 arising out of Giridih (M) P. S. Case No. 180 of 2012, subject to the condition that the appellant shall physically present before the learned trial court on each and every court till the conclusion of the trial. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 14th October, 2025 R. Shekhar Cp 3