2025: JHHC:11885-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 69 of 2025 Puchi Kandir @ Chichi Kandir, aged about 24 years, Son of Late Budhwa Kandir @ Gangu Kandir, Resident of Village-Kota, P.O. and P.S.-Murhu, District-Khunti ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant: Mr. Abhay Kr Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Ms. Priya Shrestha, Special P.P. --- 05 / 22.04.2025 Heard Mr. Abhay Kr Chaturvedy, learned counsel for the appellant and Mrs. Priya Shrestha, learned Special P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 12.12.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Khunti in B.P. No. 285 of 2024 arising out of Murhu P.S. Case No. 134 of 2020, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that some extremists had entered into the site of the informant and demanded levy and also set ablaze some vehicles and had locked the staffs inside. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the name of the appellant has come in the confessional statement of co-accused Tuti Kandir. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 05.10.2024. 5. Learned Special P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and submitted that the appellant has got several criminal antecedents. 6. 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 12.12.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Khunti in B.P. No. 285 of 2024 arising out of Murhu P.S. Case No. 134 of 2020, 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-II, Khunti in connection with Murhu P.S. Case No. 134 of 2020. 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet-Nandini/