2026:JHHC:440-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.12 of 2026 1. Dashrath Bhagat @ Dashrath Oraon, aged about 44 years, Son of Late Vithal Bhagat @ Late Lothaya Oraon 2. Hiramani Devi, aged about 41 years, Wife of Dashrath Bhagat Both are residents of Village – Tubed, P.O. and Police Station – Latehar, District – Latehar … Appellants Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent ------- Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ------- For the Appellant : Mr. Hadish Ansari, Adv. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. ------- Order No.02/Dated- 09.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. Hadish Ansari, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 15.12.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Latehar in B.P. No.551 of 2025 arising out of AHTU P.S. Case No.01 of 2024, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellants have been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that the appellants and the other accused persons had taken away the daughter of the informant to Delhi where she was sold. Subsequently, she was traced out in the house of Pappu Yadav, who had demanded an amount of Rs.11,000/- to return the victim to her father. 4. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is in custody since 14.10.2025. It has further been submitted that the allegations are vague and general in nature and in fact, the victim was employed as a domestic help in Sonipat, Haryana at the instance of Pappu, who runs a placement agency. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. On consideration of the generality of allegations levelled against the appellant and the fact that the victim has been recovered as 2026:JHHC:440-DB noted above, we while setting aside the order dated 15.12.2025 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Latehar in B.P. No.551 of 2025 arising out of AHTU P.S. Case No.01 of 2024, direct that the appellants 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with AHTU P.S. Case No.01 of 2024. 7. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Dated: 9th January, 2026 Sachin/