2025:JHHC:34820 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 9180 of 2025 Babulal Ganjhu @ Marandi Jee, aged about 37 years, S/o -Late Sudhan Ganjhu, Resident of Village-Dokar Lakshipur, PO & PS-Balumath, District-Latehar ... … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite party(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : M/s Saumya Pandey, Nikhil Ranjan, Vivek Kumar Sharma, Advocates For the Opposite Party(s) : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, APP -------- Order No. 03 /Dated: 21st November 2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T Case No. 97 of 2023 arising out of Chandwa PS Case No. 159 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 186 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 353 of the Indian Penal Code, under Sections 25(1-A), 26(2), 27(2) and 35 of the Arms Act and under Section 17 of the C.L.A Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his name has transpired in the FIR only on the basis of the fact that extremists while fleeing were calling each other by their names. He submits that the similarly situated co-accused, namely, Raghunath Singh @ Raghu Jee has been granted bail vide order dated 16.10.2024 in B.A No. 4481 of 2024 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. He lastly submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.02.2023 as such, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances 2025:JHHC:34820 2 coupled with the fact that co-accused has been granted bail in B.A No. 4481 of 2024 vide order dated 16.10.2024 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the petitioner is in custody since 22.02.2023, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in connection with S.T Case No. 97 of 2023 arising out of Chandwa PS Case No. 159 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 186 of 2023. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial Court and he shall not threaten any witness and shall cooperate in trial and if any adverse report will come against this petitioner, learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 21st November, 2025 Amit Uploaded on 25/11/2025