2025:JHHC:32259-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.1240 of 2025 Jhulan Kumar, aged about 24 years, Son of Hanuman Das Kumar, Resident of village – Bartolia, Begun Kodar, P.O. & P.S. – Kotsila, Distrct – Purlia, State – West Bengal. … 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. Pawan Kr. Pathak, Adv. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------- Order No.02/Dated- 17.10.2025 1. Heard Mr. Pawan Kr. Pathak, learned counsel for the appellant and learned P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 11.08.2025 passed in B.P. No.999 of 2025 in connection with Sadar A.H.T.U. P.S. Case No.05 of 2025 by learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVII, Ranchi, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that five minor children were apprehended from Hatia Railway Station and the appellant was also arrested. 4. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that the First Information Report clearly indicates that all the minors were being taken from Jhalida to Bangalore via Ranchi by one Jayanto Kumar which has been stated by the children. Learned counsel submits that the appellant has been implicated only on suspicion and he is in custody since 25.06.2025. It has further been submitted that on completion of investigation charge-sheet has been submitted by the police. 5. Learned P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. On consideration of the fact that it was Jayanto Kumar who was the primary accused and who had been trafficking the children from Jhalida to Bangalore, apart from the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted, we while setting aside the order 2025:JHHC:32259-DB dated 11.08.2025 passed in B.P. No.999 of 2025 arising out of Sadar A.H.T.U. P.S. Case No.05 of 2025 by learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVII, Ranchi, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Sadar A.H.T.U. P.S. Case No.05 of 2025. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated: 17th October, 2025 Sachin/