2025:JHHC:21659-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 498 of 2025 Somay Pahariya, aged about 46 years, S/o – Pagla Maisa Pahariya, Resident of Village- Patharchtti, PO & PS Tinpahar, District Sahebganj, 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. Parwez Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the State: Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P. --- 05 / 04.08.2025 Heard Mr. Parwez Ahmad Khan, learned Counsel for the appellant and Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 05.11.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-1-, Sahibganj in B.P. No. 279 of 2024 in connection with GRPS/Barharwa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2024 whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that some boys were apprehended in Barharwa Railway Station who had disclosed about the name of the appellant who was taking them to various places for the purpose of working as a labourer and consequent to which the appellant was apprehended and he had confessed his guilt. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Counsel for the appellant that all the victims have been recovered. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 01.09.2024. Learned counsel adds that the appellant does not have any criminal antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. However, he has admitted that the appellant does not have any criminal antecedent. 6. Regard being had to the fact that the victims have been recovered apart from the period of custody undergone by the appellant, we, while setting aside 2 the order dated 05.11.2024 passed in B.P. No. 279 of 2024 in connection with GRPS/Barharwa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2024 by the learned Sessions Judge-1-, Sahibganj, direct that the appellant, above named, be released 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 the learned Railway Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sahebganj in connection with GRPS/Barharwa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2024. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J) R.K.M.