2025:JHHC:31247-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1222 of 2025 Binod Kumar Tanti @ Binod, aged about 31 years, son of Sanjay Tanti, resident of Bara Jirwabari, Chanan, P.O. & P.S. – Jirwabari, District – Sahibganj. ….. 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. Vikas Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 02/Dated: 9th October, 2025 1. Heard Mr. Vikas Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 04.09.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 269/2025 arising out of Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that two unknown miscreants had come to the shop of son of the informant and sprayed him with bullets, which resulted in his death. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated on the basis of confessional statement of one of the main accused Manish Kumar Mandal. It has been submitted that some of the accused persons have been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 994 of 2025 and Cr. Appeal 2025:JHHC:31247-DB 2 (DB) No. 1029 of 2025. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 07.05.2025. 5. Learned Addl.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. It appears that from the CDR as well as the recording of the confessional statement, it has come that it was Manish Kumar Mandal and Kush Kumar Mandal, who were persons primarily responsible for committing the murder of the deceased. So far as the appellant is concerned, his name has transpired in the confessional statement of Manish Kumar Mandal. 7. On considering the entire facts and circumstances, we, while setting aside the order dated 04.09.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 269/2025 in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025, direct that the appellant 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj in connection with Sahibganj (T) P.S. Case No. 74/2025. 8. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) October, 9 2025 Sunil/