Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:34897-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1396 of 2025 Binita Kerketta, W/o Anand Kerketta, R/o Kereya Kurpani, P.O. & P.S.- T. Tangar, District- Simdega ... … Appellant Versus State of Jharkhand ... … Respondent --------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY --------- For the Appellant : Mr. Prem Mardi, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. --------- I.A. No. 14740 of 2025 02/24.11.2025 Heard Mr. Prem Mardi, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. for the State. This interlocutory application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 21 days in filing the appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and the delay of 21 days in filing the appeal is, hereby, condoned. I.A. No. 14740 of 2025 stands disposed of. Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 1396 of 2025 This appeal is directed against the order dated 19.08.2025, passed in B.P. No. 108 of 2025, arising out of A.H.T.U. P.S. Case No. 2/2024, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Simdega, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that the appellant was instrumental in trafficking the daughter of the informant who was taken to New Delhi and was sold. Admittedly, the victim is traceless. Though It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is in custody since long but on account of the victim having not yet been Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:34897-DB ) found, we are not inclined to interfere in the impugned order dated 19.08.2025, passed in B.P. No. 108 of 2025, arising out of A.H.T.U. P.S. Case No. 2/2024, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Simdega and consequently, we dismiss this appeal at this stage. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated, the 24th November, 2025 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 01.12.2025 -2-