2025:JHHC:13811-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 316 of 2025 ------ Gopal Ganjhu, aged about 40 years, S/o. Chokhan Ganjhu @ Pairu Ganjhu, R/o. Vill.- Gube, P.O.- Kurkheta, P.S.- Vashishtnagar, Dist.- Chatra, Jharkhand. … … Appellant -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Respondent ------ CORAM: - Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath ------ For the Appellant : Mr. Binod Kr. Dubey, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ------ 03/07.05.2025 Heard Mr. Binod Kr. Dubey, learned counsel for the appellant and Mrs. Vandana Bharti, learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 21.01.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in connection with Misc. Criminal Application No. 1512/2024 arising out of Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No. 318/2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. There was an exchange of firing between the police personnel and the extremists, which resulted in the death of two extremists. So far as the present appellant is concerned, though he was arrested at the spot but as per learned counsel for appellant, no recovery of any incriminating article was effected from his possession. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that it has been mentioned in the impugned order that the appellant has got seven criminal antecedents but he has been acquitted in six of them. Learned counsel further submits that the appellant is in custody since 12.10.2024. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. Regard being had to the absence of incriminating articles recovered from the possession of the appellant and no police personnel having suffered any injury on account of exchange of firing which had taken place between both sides, we, while setting aside the order dated 21.01.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in connection with Misc. Criminal Application No. 1512/2024 arising out of Chatra Sadar 2 | P a g e P.S. Case No. 318/2024, direct that the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned learned Sessions Judge, Chatra in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No. 318/2024. 7. This appeal is allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) (Ambuj Nath, J) Jay-Rahul/