2025: JHHC:11868-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 198 of 2025 Teju Kumar Bhokta, aged about 27 years, son of Jaglal Ganjhu, resident of Village Rajgurva, P.O. Jori Kala and P.S. Sadar Chatra, District Chatra ---- --- Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Respondent --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Appellant: Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Resp.-State: Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Special P.P. --- 06 / 22.04.2025 Heard Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, learned Special P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.11.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in Misc. Criminal Application No. 1349 of 2024, arising out of Sadar P.S. Case No. 74 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that a raid was conducted in the forest land where poppy cultivation was being made by the extremists and this resulted in attack upon the police party. Consequently, two police personnel died and one was seriously injured. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is not named in the First Information Report and subsequently, he has been implicated on the basis of confessional statement of Rajendra Singh Bhokta and Ramesh Munda. It has been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 24.09.2024. 5. Learned A.P.P has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and submitted that the appellant has got five criminal antecedents. 6. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant, we, while setting aside the order dated 16.11.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in Misc. Criminal Application No. 1349 of 2024, arising out of Sadar P.S. Case No. 74 of 2024, direct that the appellant, above named, be released on bail on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 74 of 2024. 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet-Nandini/