2025:JHHC:37776-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1473 of 2025 Ram Krishna Mandal, aged about 55 years, son of Jaglal Mandal, R/o Village – Naya Toli Simaliya, Near Plastic Factory, P.O. & P.S. – Ratu, District – Ranchi (Jharkhand). ….. 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. K.S. Nanda, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. --------- Order No. 03/Dated: 16th December, 2025 1. Heard Mr. K.S. Nanda, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 19.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Lohardaga in B.P. No. 137 of 2025, arising out of Bhandra P.S. Case No. 65/2024 (S), whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that two persons were apprehended by the Police and several arms and ammunitions were recovered from their possession. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that appellant has been implicated on the confessional statement of apprehended accused persons, who have been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 1609 of 2024 and Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 428 of 2025. 5. Learned counsel submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the appellant and he is in custody since 11.10.2025. 2025:JHHC:37776-DB 2 6. Learned A.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant, but has not controverted the aforesaid fact. 7. Regard being had to be above, we, while setting aside the order dated 19.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Lohardaga in B.P. No. 137 of 2025, arising out of Bhandra P.S. Case No. 65/2024 (S), 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga in connection with Bhandra P.S. Case No. 65 / 2024 (S). 8. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) December 16, 2025 Sunil/ Uploaded On : 22.12.2025