2025:JHHC:35209-DB Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A (D.B.) No. 1423 of 2025 --------- Rohit Marandi @ Rohit Ji @ Rohit Majhi @ Lalji Marandi, aged about 30 years, Son of Lodha Marandi @ Lagdha Marandi, resident of village Chitarpur, Tola Gidhniya, P.O. & P.S.- Vishnugarh, District- Hazaribagh. … … 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. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ----------- 02/Dated: 26th November, 2025 I.A. No.15136 of 2025 1. This application has been preferred by the appellant for condoning a delay of 06 days in filing the appeal. Having been satisfied with the reasons assigned in the instant application, the same is allowed and a delay of 06 days in filing this appeal is hereby condoned. 2. I.A. No. 15136 of 2025 stands disposed of. In Cr. Appeal (DB) No.1423 of 2025 3. Heard Mr. Vikas Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 4. This appeal is directed against the order dated 23.09.2025 passed in M.C.A. No. 1571 of 2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Chatra, in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 17 of 2015 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 915 of 2015, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 5. It has been alleged that there was an exchange of firing between the police personnel and the extremists as a result of which one of the police personnel had died and some of them have sustained injuries. 2025:JHHC:35209-DB Page | 2 6. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that two of the accused persons were apprehended at the spot namely Mudrika Yadav and Ghanshyam Yadav with arms and ammunition and both have been granted bail in B.A. No. 8980 of 2015 and B.A. No.8111 of 2015. It has been submitted that so far as the present appellant is concerned, he has been implicated on the confessional statement Mudrika Yadav and Ghanshyam Yadav. Learned counsel submits that there is no recovery effected from the conscious possession of the appellant and several of the co-accused persons have been granted bail by a Co-Ordinate Bench of the Court as well as by this Court. It has also been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 28.11.2022. 7. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 8. Regard being had to the manner of implication of the appellant and the period of custody undergone by him, we while setting aside the order dated 23.09.2025 passed in M.C.A. No. 1571 of 2025 in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 17 of 2015 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 915 of 2015 by learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Chatra. direct the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the condition that the appellant shall remain physically present before the learned trial court on each and every date till the conclusion of the trial. 9. 8. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Date:- 26th November, 2025. Amar/- Uploaded