2025:JHHC:32070-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1215 of 2025 Sanjhlu @ Suresh Manjhi @ Sanjhlu Manjhi, aged about 54 years, Son of Late Dinu Manjhi @ Talo Manjhi, resident of Village – Khesgadi (Khechgadi), P.O. – Bharkhar, P.S. – Dumri, 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. S.K. Murtty, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 03/Dated: 16th October, 2025 1. Heard Mr. S.K. Murtty, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 27.08.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1727/2025 arising out of Nimiyaghat P.S. Case No. 24/2019, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that an information was received that a meeting of Maoist was going to be held in order to disrupt the Lok Sabha Election. In the raid conducted by the police, several extremists fled away and arms and ammunition and other incriminating articles were recovered from the place of occurrence. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that though the appellant is named in the first information 2025:JHHC:32070-DB 2 report, but it does not disclose as to how the name of the appellant has surfaced. Learned counsel submits that in similar circumstances, co- accused Faljit Mahto has been granted bail by this Court in Cr.A. (DB) No. 910 of 2025. It has also been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 06.06.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. On consideration of the fact that the case of the appellant appears to be similarly situated to the co-accused, who has been granted bail, we, while setting aside the order dated 27.08.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in M.C.A. No. 1727/2025 in connection with Nimiyaghat P.S. Case No. 24/2019, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I, Giridih in connection with Nimiyaghat P.S. Case No. 24/2019. 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) October 16, 2025 Sunil/