2025:JHHC:34818-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1282 of 2025 Shivraj Singh, aged about 34 years, S/o Keshwari Singh R/o village- Bingoda, Tola- Bhaismore, P.O. & P.S.- Latehar, District- Latehar ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Appellant : Ms. Neha Kumari, Advocate For the State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. --- Order No. 02/ Dated: 21st November, 2025 I.A. No. 12441 of 2025 Heard Ms. Neha Kumari, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This interlocutory application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning the delay of 47 days in filing the appeal. 3. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 47 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. 4. I.A. No. 12441 of 2025 stands disposed of. Cr. A.(DB) No. 1282 of 2025 5. This appeal is directed against the order dated 23.06.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 348 of 2025 arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021, whereby and where under the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 6. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the Police Personnel and the extremists which resulted in the death of a Police Personnel as well as a naxalite. 7. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been implicated only on the basis of secret information. It has been submitted that several co-accused persons have been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 1023 of 2024, Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 209 of 2023 and in Criminal 2025:JHHC:34818-DB 2 Appeal (DB) No. 322 of 2024. It has also been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 04.12.2024. 8. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant, but has not disputed the aforesaid fact. 9. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that several similarly situated co-accused have been granted bail as noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 23.06.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 348 of 2025 arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021 direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar. 10. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed and stands disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated: 21st November, 2025 Vedanti/-Aditi/-