2025: JHHC:13474-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 117 of 2025 Laxman Ganjhu @ Amar Singh Bhokta @ Kohramji, aged about 41 years, son of Jagan Ganjhu, resident of Village Nawadih, Lawalong, P.O. & P.S.-Lawalong, District-Chatra ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant: M/s Sourav Kumar, Agnivesh, Shashikant Jaiswal, Advocates For the Resp.-State: Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P. --- 04 / 05.05.2025 Heard Mr. Agnivesh, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 03.12.2024 passed in Misc. Cr. Application No. 1584 of 2024 in connection with S.T. Case No. 323 of 2023 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Chatra, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that one Pradeep Kumar Ganjhu @ Prabhat Ji was apprehended by the police and a mobile phone and Rs-55,500/- in cash was recovered from his possession. 4. So far as the present appellant is concerned, he seems to have been implicated on confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused persons. Several co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1465 of 2022, Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 972 of 2022 and Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1241 of 2022. The appellant is in custody since, 31.03.2022. 5. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts, we, while setting aside the order dated 11.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Chatra in Misc. Cr. Application No. 1584 of 2024 in connection with S.T. Case No. 323 of 2023, 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, Chatra in connection with S.T. Case No. 323 of 2023 arising out of Simaria P.S. Case No. 30 of 2018. 6. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet-Nandini/