2025:JHHC:37786-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1486 of 2025 Sanjay Singh Kherwar @ Sanjay Kherwar @ Sanjay Singh @ Tepa Singh, aged about 25 years, son of Manohari Singh, resident of Village – Vishunbandh Matlong, P.O. and P.S. – Manika, District – Latehar. ….. Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Appellant : Ms. Neelam Kumari, Advocate. Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. --------- Order No. 03/Dated: 16th December, 2025 1. Heard Ms. Neelam Kumari, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 08.10.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 705 of 2025, arising out of Garu P.S. Case No. 03/2021, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. There was an exchange of firing between the extremist and the police personnel and after the extremists had fled away, on a search conducted at the place of occurrence, several incriminating articles were recovered. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that appellant has been implicated only on account of the allegation that while fleeing away the extremists were taking name of each other. Learned counsel submits that the appellant is in custody since 20.02.2025 and one of the co-accused, similarly situated, namely, 2025:JHHC:37786-DB 2 Aman Nagesiya @ Manoj Nagesiya has been granted bail by the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 526 of 2024. 5. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that appellant has got six criminal antecedents. 6. On consideration of the manner of implication of the appellant and the fact that one of the co-accused has been granted bail, as stated above, we, while setting aside the order dated 08.10.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 705 of 2025, arising out of Garu P.S. Case No. 03/2021, 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- III, Latehar in connection with Garu P.S. Case No. 03 / 2021 (S.T. No. 92 of 2025). 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) December 16, 2025 Sunil/ Uploaded On : 18.12.2025