Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:37362-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1517 of 2025 --- Aman Srivastava @ Aman Shrivastava, son of Late Sushil Srivastava, R/o Village Kubba, PO Kubba, PS Hunterganj, District Chatra, 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. Jitendra S. Singh, Advocate For the Respondent : Special P.P. --- 2/12.12.2025 Heard Mr. Jitendra S. Singh, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned Special P.P. appearing for the State. This appeal is directed against the order dated 25.11.2025 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No. 2012 of 2025 arising out of Hindpiri P. S. Case No. 17 of 2018 corresponding to S. T. No. 340 of 2025 by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner, XVIII, Ranchi whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that two persons namely, Navil Akhtar and Mubarak Ansari were apprehended by the police and several incriminating articles with arms and ammunitions have been recovered. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that Mubarak Ansari has been granted bail by this court in B.A. No. 7025 of 2018. It has further been submitted that the appellant has been implicated only on account of the disclosure made by the apprehended accused that the appellant was the leader of the gang. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the appellant and he is in custody since 16.12.2023. Learned Special P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the appellant has got several criminal antecedents. -2- On considering the manner of implication of the appellant which was at the behest of the apprehended accused persons and the period of custody undergone by the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 25.11.2025 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No. 2012 of 2025 by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner, XVIII, Ranchi, direct that the appellant above named 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 the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner, XVIII, Ranchi in connection with Hindpiri P. S. Case No. 17 of 2018 corresponding to S. T. No. 340 of 2025, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the trial court on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial, unless prevented by sufficient cause. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 12th December 2025 R. Shekhar Cp 3 Uploaded on 16/12/2025