2026:JHHC:1117-DB 1 Cr. A. (DB) No.07 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 07 of 2026 -------- Md. Mustafa @ Mussu, aged about 47 years, son of Md. Suleman, Resident of Banhouda, P.O. & P.S.-Muffasil, Dist.-Munger, State-Bihar ... ... 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. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Spl.P.P. -------- Order No. 02/ Dated: 16th January, 2026 Heard Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, learned Sr. counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.12.2025 passed in B.P. No.1114 of 2025, arising out of Mahuda P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It appears that the appellant had earlier moved for grant of bail before this Court in Cr. Ap. (DB) No. 1009 of 2025 which was however rejected at that stage vide order dated 28.08.2025. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Sr. counsel for the appellant that the appellant is in custody since 29.05.2025. It has further been submitted that the appellant was merely a worker in the gun factory which was being run in the premises of Murshid Ansari. 5. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. Regard being had to the observations made earlier and period of custody undergone by the appellant, we while setting aside the order dated 16.12.2025 passed in B.P. No.1114 of 2025, arising out of Mahuda 2026:JHHC:1117-DB 2 Cr. A. (DB) No.07 of 2026 P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-XI, Dhanbad, direct the appellant to 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 learned Addl. Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum- Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 7. Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 16.01.2026 Basant Uploaded on 19/01/2026